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malleable

The correct spelling is malleable.

How to pronounce malleable

/ˈmæli.əbəl/
adjective

IPA: /ˈmæli.əbəl/

Say it like: Mal-lee-ble

The correct spelling is malleable. Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers. For example: "My opinion on the subject is malleable."

Usage Examples

My opinion on the subject is malleable.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
  2. 2.Flexible, liable to change.
  3. 3.(of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

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