"malleable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/, [ˈmæɫiəbɫ̩] [General-American], [ˈmaɫiəbəɫ] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈmɛɫiəbɫ̩] [New-Zealand], [-bɯ] [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-malleable.ogg [US] Forms: more malleable [comparative], most malleable [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*melh₂-}}, {{der|en|frm|malléable}} Middle French malléable, {{der|en|LL.|malleābilis}} Late Latin malleābilis, {{der|en|la|malleāre||to hammer}} Latin malleāre (“to hammer”), {{m|la|malleus||hammer}} malleus (“hammer”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*mal-ni-||crushing}} Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni- (“crushing”), {{m|ine-pro|*melh₂-||crush, grind}} *melh₂- (“crush, grind”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} malleable (comparative more malleable, superlative most malleable)
  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. Translations (able to be hammered into thin sheets): döyülə bilən (Azerbaijani), ковък (kovǎk) (Bulgarian), mal·leable (Catalan), 可锻造的 (Chinese Mandarin), kujný (Czech), hamerbaar (Dutch), smeedbaar (Dutch), maleebla (Esperanto), taottava (Finnish), malléable (French), hämmerbar (German), schmiedbar (German), formbar (German), verformbar (German), dehnbar (German), plastisch (German), biegsam (German), biegbar (German), weich (German), geschmeidig (German), veränderbar (German), gestaltbar (German), knetbar (German), nyújtható (Hungarian), malleabile (Italian), ко́влив (kóvliv) (Macedonian), māngohe (Maori), bøyelig (Norwegian), fleksibel (Norwegian), smidig (Norwegian), چکش خور (čakoš xor) (Persian), kowalny [masculine] (Polish), kujny [masculine] (Polish), maleável (Portuguese), maleabil (Romanian), ко́вкий (kóvkij) (Russian), пластичный (plastičnyj) (Russian), kujný (Slovak), maleable (Spanish), smidbar (Swedish), pukpukin (Tagalog), dövülgen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-malleable-en-adj-5Jmo1o3q Disambiguation of 'able to be hammered into thin sheets': 96 1 3
  2. (figurative) Flexible, liable to change. Tags: figuratively Translations (liable to change): податлив (podatliv) (Bulgarian), měnitelný [masculine] (Czech), poddajný [masculine] (Czech), tvarovatelný [masculine] (Czech), tvárný [masculine] (Czech), kneedbaar (Dutch), beïnvloedbaar (Dutch), ŝanĝebla (Esperanto), mukautuvainen (Finnish), veränderlich (German), flexibel (German), formbar (German), dehnbar (German), beeinflußbar (German), képlékeny (Hungarian), malleabile (Italian), forgiabile (Italian), по́датлив (pódatliv) (Macedonian), ме́нлив (ménliv) (Macedonian), so-lhoobagh (Manx), so-chummeydagh (Manx), fleksibel (Norwegian), smidig (Norwegian), formbar (Norwegian), قابل انعطاف (qâbel-e en'etâf) (Persian), انعطاف پذیر (en'etâf pazir) (Persian), podatny [masculine] (Polish), maleável (Portuguese), maleabil (Romanian), пода́тливый (podátlivyj) (Russian), восприимчивый (vospriimčivyj) (Russian), smidbar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-malleable-en-adj-ZNgWEW2e Disambiguation of 'liable to change': 0 95 4
  3. (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-malleable-en-adj--oh8rHOy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 24 67 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: malleable iron, malleableize Related terms: malleability, malleableness, malleably, malleate Coordinate_terms: ductile

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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "schmiedbar"
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          "word": "formbar"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "weich"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "geschmeidig"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kóvliv",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "ко́влив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "māngohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "bøyelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "fleksibel"
        },
        {
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "smidig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "čakoš xor",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "چکش خور"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
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          "word": "kowalny"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "maleável"
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "maleabil"
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kóvkij",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "ко́вкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "plastičnyj",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "пластичный"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "kujný"
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          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "maleable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "smidbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "pukpukin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 1 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
          "word": "dövülgen"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My opinion on the subject is malleable.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Flexible, liable to change."
      ],
      "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podatliv",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "податлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "měnitelný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "poddajný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tvarovatelný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tvárný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "kneedbaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "beïnvloedbaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "ŝanĝebla"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "mukautuvainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "veränderlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "flexibel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "formbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "dehnbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "beeinflußbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "képlékeny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "malleabile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "forgiabile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pódatliv",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "по́датлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ménliv",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "ме́нлив"
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          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "so-lhoobagh"
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "so-chummeydagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "fleksibel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "smidig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "formbar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qâbel-e en'etâf",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "قابل انعطاف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "en'etâf pazir",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "انعطاف پذیر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "podatny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "maleável"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "maleabil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podátlivyj",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "пода́тливый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 95 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vospriimčivyj",
          "sense": "liable to change",
          "word": "восприимчивый"
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "döyülə bilən"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kovǎk",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "ковък"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "mal·leable"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "可锻造的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "kujný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "hamerbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "smeedbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "maleebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "taottava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "malléable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "hämmerbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "schmiedbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "formbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "verformbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "dehnbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "plastisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "biegsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "biegbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "weich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "geschmeidig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "veränderbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "gestaltbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "knetbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "nyújtható"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "malleabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kóvliv",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "ко́влив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "māngohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "bøyelig"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "fleksibel"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "smidig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "čakoš xor",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "چکش خور"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kowalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kujny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "maleável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "maleabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kóvkij",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "ко́вкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plastičnyj",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "пластичный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "kujný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "maleable"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "smidbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "pukpukin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "able to be hammered into thin sheets",
      "word": "dövülgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podatliv",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "податлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "měnitelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poddajný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tvarovatelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tvárný"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "kneedbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "beïnvloedbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "ŝanĝebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "mukautuvainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "veränderlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "flexibel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "formbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "dehnbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "beeinflußbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "képlékeny"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "malleabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "forgiabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pódatliv",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "по́датлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ménliv",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "ме́нлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "so-lhoobagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "so-chummeydagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "fleksibel"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "smidig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "formbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qâbel-e en'etâf",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "قابل انعطاف"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "en'etâf pazir",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "انعطاف پذیر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "podatny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "maleável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "maleabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podátlivyj",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "пода́тливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vospriimčivyj",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "восприимчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "liable to change",
      "word": "smidbar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malleable"
}

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