[ˈmalɪəbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking
(e.g: a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘able to be hammered’): via Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleus ‘a hammer’