ductile

/ˈdək-tᵊl/

Middle English ductil, from Latin ductilis, from ducere seeduct

adjective

  1. capable of being drawn out into wire or thread

  2. easily led or influenced

  3. capable of being fashioned into a new form

ductile iron

plastic pliable pliant ductile malleable adaptable mean susceptible of being modified in form or nature. plastic applies to substances soft enough to be molded yet capable of hardening into the desired fixed form. pliable suggests something easily bent, folded, twisted, or manipulated.