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FICTILE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

Example:

plastic substances such as wax or clay

Synonyms:

fictile; moldable; plastic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Susceptible to being led or directed

Example:

fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda

Synonyms:

fictile; pliable

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to the craft of pottery

Example:

fictile ware

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pottery (the craft of making earthenware)

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