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Dictionary Results for pliantly:

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pliant \Pli"ant\, a. [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See
   Ply, v.]
   1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or
      pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe;
      limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also
      used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil;
      tractable; as, a pliant heart.
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            The will was then ductile and pliant to right
            reason.                               --South.
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   2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." --Shak. --
      Pli"ant*ly, adv. -- Pli"ant*ness, n.
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