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March 24, 2024 Word of the Day

malleable /ˈmælijəbəl/ adjective
malleable
/ˈmælijəbəl/
adjective
The glass is malleable when it is heated.
The glass is malleable when it is heated.
Definition of MALLEABLE

[more malleable; most malleable]

1 technical : capable of being stretched or bent into different shapes

  • a malleable metal

2 formal : capable of being easily changed or influenced

  • a malleable [=flexible] plan

  • malleable young minds

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