Pli'a-ble, a.

a. [Fr. pliable, from plier, to bend, to fold, Pr. plegar, pleiar, Sp. plegar, Pg. pregar, It. piegare, Lat. plicare; Pr. pliable, Sp. plegable, It. pieghevole; Lat. *plicatilis. See PLY.]

1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; readily yielding to pressure without rupture; flexible; as, willow is a pliable plant.
2. Hence, flexible in disposition; readily yielding to moral influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; — sometimes, in a bad sense, easily persuaded or turned to the purpose of another; as, a pliable youth.

Syn.—Pliant; flexible; supple; limber.