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   flexible

   /ˈflɛksɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. capable of bending easily without breaking: "flexible rubber seals" Similar pliablesuppleeasily bentbendablepliantmalleablemouldablestretchableworkablelimberductiletensileplasticelasticwhippyspringyresilientinformal:bendyrare:flexileOpposite rigid
   • ▪ able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances: "small businesses which are dependent on flexible working hours" Similar adaptableadjustableopen-endedopenopen to changechangeablevariablefluidversatileOpposite inflexible
   • ▪ (of a person) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances: "you can save money if you're flexible about where your room is located" Similar accommodatingadaptableamenablebiddablewilling to compromisecooperativetolerantforgivinglong-sufferingeasy-goingOpposite intransigent

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin flexibilis, from flectere ‘to bend’.

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