ductile vs supple

ductile

adj
  • Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking. 

  • Led easily; prone to follow. 

  • Molded easily into a new form. 

supple

adj
  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. 

  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending. 

  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others. 

verb
  • To make or become supple. 

  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 

How often have the words ductile and supple occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )