ductile

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective easily influenced
  2. adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

malleable

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