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DUCTILE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example:
made of highly tensile steel alloy
Synonyms:
ductile; malleable; pliable; pliant; tensile; tractile
Classified under:
Similar:
formed (having or given a form or shape)
Derivation:
ductility (the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Easily influenced
Synonyms:
ductile; malleable
Classified under:
Similar:
manipulable; tractable (easily managed (controlled or taught or molded))
