Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.
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Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.
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Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.
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The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness.
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The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness.
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Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.
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Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.
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Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread;…
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Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.
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Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
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