pliably

In yielding fashion

Pliably means in a manner that bends or yields easily.

Something moving pliably flexes without breaking: The willow branches swayed pliably in the wind.

It also describes yielding to influence or pressure: She pliably agreed to every suggestion.

physical

flexibly

In an adaptable manner

softly · springily · resiliently · yieldingly · plastically · spongily · squishily · workably · bouncily · tenderly

behavioral

compliantly

In an acquiescent manner

amenably · acquiescently · tractably · deferentially · cooperatively · agreeably · accommodatingly · passively · meekly · mildly

adaptive

adaptably

With capacity to adjust

resourcefully · resiliently · dynamically · accommodatingly · receptively · open-mindedly · fluidly · nimbly · readily · willingly

Opposites
physical flexibility

pliablyrigidly

In an unyielding manner

stiffly · inflexibly · stubbornly · obstinately · unbendingly

Family

pliable, pliability, pliableness

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