amenable vs putty in hands

amenable

adj
  • Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable. 

  • Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions. 

  • Being a locally compact topological group carrying a kind of averaging operation on bounded functions that is invariant under translation by group elements. 

  • Willing to comply; easily led. 

  • Liable to the legal authority of (something). 

putty in hands

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