malleable

flexible enough to be formed into a different shape

TRANSLATION

dehnbar, hämmerbar, kalt verformbar, schmiedbar

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"It is still early days - and we can assume that producers' minds are sufficient MALLEABLE to respond to criticism."

(BBC News - March 23rd 2003)

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malleable
            
1. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: gold is a malleable metal.

2. Easily controlled or influenced: he will be malleable in the meeting.

3. Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable: the malleable mind of the pragmatist.


Synonyms:

adaptable, compliant, ductile, flexible, go-with-the-flow, governable, impressionable, manageable, moldable, plastic, pliant, soft, submissive, supple, tractable, tractile, transformable, workable, yielding

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