See Also: Malleable(medicine)
malleable(dictionary)
malleable(dictionary)

malleable (iou)



malleable adjective. LME.
[Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleare to hammer, formed as MALLEUS + -ABLE.]
Esp. of a metal: able to be hammered or pressed out of shape without a tendency to return to the original shape or to fracture. LME.
malleable cast iron, malleable iron cast iron which has been decarburized by oxidation under prolonged heat and made somewhat malleable.
transf. & fig. Able to be fashioned or adapted; adaptable, pliable. E17.
John Brooke He saw the Prince as undeveloped and malleable and he tried to shape his character. V. Brome Neither the media universe nor the events of everyday life were malleable to his will.
mallea'bility noun L17.
malleableize verb trans. make malleable L19.
malleableness noun (now rare) M17.