Malleable

/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/ · adjective

Meaning

Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers..

Definitions by Sense

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. (figurative) Flexible, liable to change.
3. (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

Example Sentences

My opinion on the subject is malleable.

The psychosocial factors in this study are malleable and provide target areas for enhancing mental health in those with high levels of autistic traits.

And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors. “She’s not going to talk back,” one top talent wrangler told me dryly.

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• more malleable
• most malleable

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