flexile

adjective

flex·​ile ˈflek-səl 

-ˌsī(-ə)l

: flexible

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin flexilis, from flectere "to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve" (of uncertain origin) + -tilis "subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)"

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above