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flexible
What does flexible mean?
flexible (adjective): capable of being changed.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce flexible?
/ˈflɛksəbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flexible come from?
From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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involving risk or danger
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intended to deter attack
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capable of being changed
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having a specified value
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