early 15
from Old French flexible
from Latin flexibilis "that may be bent, pliant, flexible, yielding"
The presence of tractable as part of the definition of flexible deteriorates flexibility into a weakness.
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |