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ductile

duc·tile

ductile

 
 
pronunciation:
duhk tihl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin.
Copper is a ductile metal.
antonyms:
brittle
similar words:
malleable
definition 2: easily shaped; plastic.
similar words:
malleable, plastic
definition 3: willing to be led or persuaded; easily influenced.
antonyms:
intransigent
similar words:
flexible
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derivations: ductilely (adv.), ductileness (n.), ductility (n.)
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