fictile
- adjective
- /ˈfɪk.tɪl/
- Archaic
:
maleable
- She warned that children’s minds are fictile and must be carefully nurtured.
Examples
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The dictator viewed the fictile population as ripe for manipulation.
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Mass media often tries to shape the opinions of a fictile audience.
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Children are often fictile and can easily adapt to new ideas.
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The fictile nature of the group made it easy for the leader to influence them.
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The teacher noted that the students' fictile minds absorbed new information quickly.
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Political leaders often target the fictile segments of the population to sway public opinion.
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In her speech, she emphasized that children are fictile and should be guided with care.
Synonyms
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5.4
Easily accepts other people's ideas
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8.1
Easily influenced by other people
Easy for someone to change or control
Compounds
How Malleable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fictile can also mean easily influenced because it comes from the Latin root fingere 'to shape', so to call a person 'fictile' is to say they can be 'shaped' or guided by others.