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Meaning of 'flexible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flexible [ a.]
- Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
- Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
- Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.

Meaning of 'flexible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flexible [ a]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being changed
Example in sentence:
  • flexible schedules
Meaning (2):
- making or willing to make concessions
Example in sentence:
  • loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
Meaning (3):
- able to flex; able to bend easily
Example in sentence:
  • slim flexible birches
4 . flexible [ s]
Meaning (4):
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
Example in sentence:
  • a flexible personality;
  • an adaptable person;
  • an elastic clause in a contract

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