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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-856/
- Published: 2022-06-03T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-05T18:50:14.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

malleable (adjective):

1 : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers  
2a : capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences  
b : having a capacity for adaptive change

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malleable?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Malleable comes from the Latin verb malleare, meaning “to hammer.” Malleare itself comes from the Latin word for “hammer,” malleus. If you have guessed that maul and mallet, other English words for specific types of hammers, are related to malleus, you have hit the nail on the head.

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