fictile

adjective

fic·​tile ˈfik-tᵊl 

-ˌtī(-ə)l

1

archaic : plastic sense 3a

2

: of or relating to pottery

3

: malleable sense 2a

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin fictilis "made of earthenware," from fig-, variant stem of fingere "to mold, fashion" + -tilis "obtained by, produced by (the action of the verb)" — more at feign

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1