Capable of bending easily; flexible or pliant in nature.
From Latin 'flexilis,' the original adjective form meaning 'capable of being bent,' used in English since the 1600s as an alternative to 'flexible.'
This word is a fascinating relic—it's the more direct, original Latin form that 'flexible' evolved from, making it sound more technical or formal, like how 'flexible' and 'flexile' are cousins in an English word family.
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