pliable

/ˈplī-ə-bəl/

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from plier "to fold, bend" + -able -able

adjective

  1. supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking

  2. yielding readily to others : complaisant

  3. adjustable to varying conditions

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.