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flexible

fle·xible

UK/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ US/ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

extended meanings; capable of change

  • “a flexible character”
  • “flexible schedules”
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2.

able to flex; able to bend easily

  • “slim flexible birches”
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3.

able to adjust readily to different conditions

  • “an adaptable person”
  • “a flexible personality”
  • “an elastic clause in a contract”
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4.

bending and snapping back readily without breaking

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5.

making or willing to make concessions

  • “loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet”
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Origin

From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

Phrases

  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • flexible time
  • make flexible

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