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FICTILE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
Example:
plastic substances such as wax or clay
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Susceptible to being led or directed
Example:
fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
Synonyms:
fictile; pliable
Classified under:
Similar:
susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to the craft of pottery
Example:
fictile ware
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pottery (the craft of making earthenware)
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