Etymology

flexible

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Today it means: Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking. Full definition →

Middle French flexible ← Latin flexibilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromflexibilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromflexible
  3. English todayflexible

From Middle French flexible, from Latin flexibilis, from flectō (“to bend, curve”). Morphologically flex + -ible.

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