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malleable

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13
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18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/
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/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/ · [ˈmaɫiəbəɫ] · [ˈmæɫiəbɫ̩] · [ˈmɛɫiəbɫ̩] · [-bɯ]

Definition of malleable

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
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adj

  1. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
  2. (figuratively)Flexible, liable to change.
    “My opinion on the subject is malleable.”
    “The psychosocial factors in this study are malleable and provide target areas for enhancing mental health in those with high levels of autistic traits.”
    “And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors. “She’s not going to talk back,” one top talent wrangler told me dryly.”
  3. in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

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Etymology

From Middle French malléable, borrowed from Late Latin malleābilis, derived from Latin malleāre (“to hammer”), from malleus (“hammer”), from Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni- (“crushing”), an extended variant of *melh₂- (“crush, grind”).

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