malleable
adjectiveExpertELO 1,614GRECAT
DEFINITION
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
WEBSTER'S 1913
Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.
ETYMOLOGY
Lat malleus: hammer
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“Could anything be so monstrous, when one can see that he is malleable to the twist of your little finger?”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“It uses figures made of clay or a similar malleable material to create stop-motion animation.”
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