a. | 1. | Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; - applied to metals. | ||||||
2. | Capable of being influenced to behave as desired; tractable; - used mostly of children.
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Adj. | 1. | malleable - easily influenced Synonyms: ductile |
2. | malleable - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" |