malleable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English malliable, borrowed from late Latin malleābilis, derived from malleāre "to hammer", from malleus "hammer", from Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni- "crushing", an extended variant of *melH₂- "crush, grind".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈmæliəbəl/, SAMPA: /"m{li@b@l/
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• Hyphenation: mal‧le‧a‧ble

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malleable (comparative more malleable, superlative most malleable)

1. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
2. (metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.

   My opinion on the subject is malleable.

[edit] Related terms

• malleability
• malleableness
• malleably
• malleate

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[edit] References

• malleable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913