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flex·ile

 (flĕk′səl, -sīl′)
adj.
Flexible.
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flex•ile

(ˈflɛk sɪl; esp. Brit. -saɪl)

adj.
flexible; pliant.
[1625–35; < Latin flexilis= flect(ere) to bend (compare flex1) + -tilis -tile]
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Adj.1.flexile - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
flexible
elastic - capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
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flexile

adjective
1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure:
ductile, flexible, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, supple, workable.
2. Capable of withstanding stress without injury:
elastic, flexible, resilient, springy, supple.
Physics: plastic.
3. Easily altered or influenced:
ductile, elastic, flexible, impressionable, malleable, plastic, pliable, pliant, suggestible, supple.
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