'Pliantly' definitions:

Definition of 'Pliantly'

From: GCIDE
  • Pliant \Pli"ant\, a. [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See Ply, v.]
  • 1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart. [1913 Webster]
  • The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." --Shak. -- {Pli"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Pli"ant*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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