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fictile

fic·tile

UK/ˈfɪktəl/ US/ˈfɪktɪl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to the craft of pottery

  • “the fictile art”
  • “fictile ware”
2.

susceptible to being led or directed

  • “fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda”
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3.

capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

  • “plastic substances such as wax or clay”
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Origin

Latin fictilus, from fictus (from fingere (“to shape, form, devise”)) + -ilis

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