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ductile
duc·tile [ dúkt'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. malleable enough to be worked: able to be drawn out into wire or hammered into very thin sheets
ductile metal
2. readily shaped: able to be molded or shaped without breaking
3. readily influenced: easily persuaded or influenced
[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin ductilis "that may be led" < ducere "to lead"]

duc·til·i·ty [ duk tíllətee ] noun

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See pliable.
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