The Only Use of
pliant
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Elizabeth listened in silence, but was not convinced; their behaviour at the assembly had not been calculated to please in general; and with more quickness of observation and less pliancy of temper than her sister, and with a judgement too unassailed by any attention to herself, she was very little disposed to approve them.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(pliant as in: a pliant individual) able to adjust readily to different conditions
or less commonly:
susceptible to being led or directed