The Only Use of
pliant
in
Lord of the Flies
- Here the roots and stems of creepers were in such tangles that the boys had to thread through them like pliant needles.
p. 26.9pliant = bendable
Definitions:
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(1)
(pliant as in: a pliant individual) able to adjust readily to different conditions
or less commonly:
susceptible to being led or directed -
(2)
(pliant as in: a pliant material) capable of being bent (or perhaps shaped) without breaking