The Only Use of
pliant
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Presently he picked up a straw and began trying to balance it on his nose, with his head tilted far back; and as he moved from side to side, in his efforts, he edged nearer and nearer toward the pansy; finally his bare foot rested upon it, his pliant toes closed upon it, and he hopped away with the treasure and disappeared round the corner.†
Chpt 3
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