flexile
Example Sentences
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Human shape no more The god permits his foolish ears to wear; But long extends them, and with hoary hairs Fills them within; and grants them power to move, From their foundation flexile.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard
The purple clematis, twisting its flexile branches with those of the pale woodbine, formed a sweet and fragrant canopy to the arched bower, while the flowery tendrils hung down on all sides.
From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More
But Claire's figure was of such supple and flexile slenderness that the weight and volume of this apparel made her light step and airy contour win a new charm and a new vivacity.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
Then might his fingers become flexile, his mind untied.
From Melomaniacs by James Huneker
As the flexile youth progressed, amazement gave place to indignation and then to disgust.
From The Husbands of Edith by George Barr McCutcheon
