FLEXIBLE

adjective

Synonyms

Pliant; pliable; supple; tractable; manageable; ductile; obsequious; inconstant; wavering. Flex"i*ble*ness, n. Flex"i*bly, adv.

1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. Shak.
2. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering. Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. Bacon. Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. Shak.
3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language. This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. Rogers.

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025