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flexable

flexable is the misspelling of flexible.

Meaning of flexible

Adjective

flexible (comparative more flexible, superlative most flexible)

  1. Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
    • When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    pliable
  2. Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
    • Phocion the Athenian (a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people[…]1625, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the chapter)”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
  3. Capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations.
    • You can't always get what you want: you need to learn to be flexible.
  4. Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
    • a flexible language
    Synonyms:
    plastic, malleable

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Questions about flexable

What is flexable the misspelling of?
Flexable is the misspelling of flexible.

Words near flexable in the dictionary

  1. flex-cuffing
  2. flex-cuffs
  3. flex-fuel
  4. flex-time
  5. flexability
  6. flexable
  7. flexagon
  8. flexagons
  9. flexanimous
  10. flexatone
  11. flexatones

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