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Malleable vs Manipulatable - What's the difference?

malleable | manipulatable |

As adjectives the difference between malleable and manipulatable

is that malleable is malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets) while manipulatable is suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.

malleable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
  • (metaphorical ) Flexible, liable to change.
  • My opinion on the subject is malleable .
  • (cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
  • Coordinate terms

    * ductile

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    manipulatable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.
  • Gullible or susceptible to persuasion.