"flexible" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-flexible.ogg [US] Forms: flexible [positive], more flexible [comparative], most flexible [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is flexible, it can bend.
    Sense id: simple-flexible-en-adj-zcPqhnv6
  2. By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
    Sense id: simple-flexible-en-adj-cObOAH1Y
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