adjective (written)
1 (of a person or their body) soft and giving way to sb, especially in a sexual way:
her pliant body / lips * She lay pliant in his arms.
2 (sometimes disapproving) willing to accept change; easy to influence or control:
He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor. * The government wanted to make the press more pliant.
pliancy noun [U]
pliantly adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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