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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ malleable.

Adjective

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semimalleable (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat malleable.
    • 1820, William Archibald Cadell, A journey in Carniola, Italy and France, in 1817, 1818 - Page 455[1]:
      Amongst these are iron forges, in which irregularly shaped semimalleable lumps of iron are formed into bars by means of hammers driven by water.
    • 1988 April 8, Judith Moore, “Health: It's Not Easy Being Hard”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
      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."