Pliably

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See
     {Ply}, v.]
     1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent;
        flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is
        a pliable plant.
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     2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence,
        arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be
        persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable
        youth. "Pliable she promised to be." --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Pli"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pli"a*bly},
        adv.
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