Word of the Day:
pliant
What It Means
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
Easily influenced; tractable.
a pliant thread
Did You Know?
From Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fold”).
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