flexible

Universal Words adjective 1 (approving) able to change to suit new conditions or situations: a more flexible design / approach * flexible working hours * Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone. * You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach. * Can you be flexible about when you take your leave? 2 able to bend easily without breaking: flexible plastic tubing OPPINFLEXIBLE flexibility noun [U]: Computers offer a much greater degree of flexibility in the way work is organized. * An overdraft provides increased flexibility but at a higher cost. * exercises to develop the flexibility of dancers' bodies flexibly adverb: Managers must respond flexibly to new developments in business practice.