Found on my Thursday newsletter:capable of being molded; plastic - FICTILE
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
fictile
SYLLABICATION: fic·tile
PRONUNCIATION: fĭk' təl, -tīl
ADJECTIVE: 1a. Capable of being molded; plastic. b. Formed of a moldable substance, such as clay or earth. 2. Of or relating to earthenware or pottery.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin fictilis, made of clay, from fictus, past participle of fingere, to mold. See dheigh- in Appendix I.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
fictile
SYLLABICATION: fic·tile
PRONUNCIATION: fĭk' təl, -tīl
ADJECTIVE: 1a. Capable of being molded; plastic.
A practical application might be found for...massaged..statistics, as in: "Are the production numbers hitting the projected fictile for this quarter?"
-gailr
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
fictile
SYLLABICATION: fic·tile
PRONUNCIATION: fĭk' təl, -tīl
ADJECTIVE: 1a. Capable of being molded; plastic.
A practical application might be found for...massaged..statistics, as in: "Are the production numbers hitting the projected fictile for this quarter?"
-gailr
Or perhaps in statistics: Are the quartiles fictile, or are they cast in stone?
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