Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See
   {Ply}, v.]
   1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent;
      flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is
      a pliable plant.

   2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence,
      arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be
      persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable
      youth. ``Pliable she promised to be.'' --Dr. H. More. --
      {Pli"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pli"a*bly}, adv.