FLEXILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Able to flex; able to bend easily

Example:

slim flexible birches

Synonyms:

flexible; flexile

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bendable; pliable; pliant; waxy (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)

double-jointed (having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers)

limber; supple ((used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely)

limber ((used of artifacts) easily bent)

spinnable; spinnbar (capable of being spun into fibres)

stretched ((of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching)

Also:

elastic (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy)