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semimalleable en · ADJ

Etymology

From semi- + malleable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat malleable.
    • One of Moseley's patients, Jim B., requested the "semimalleable" implant with stainless steel core. At first, said Jim, "it was so sore I couldn't bend it, and it was sticking out of my pants." 1988 April 8, Judith Moore, “Health: It's Not Easy Being Hard”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2020:
    • Amongst these are iron forges, in which irregularly shaped semimalleable lumps of iron are formed into bars by means of hammers driven by water. 1820, William Archibald Cadell, A journey in Carniola, Italy and France, in 1817, 1818 - Page 455: