Duc"tile (?), a. [L. ductilis,
fr. ducere to lead: cf. F. ductile. See Duct.]
1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to
motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile
people. Addison.
Forms their ductile minds
To human virtues.
Philips.
2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out,
as into wire or threads.
Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of
all metals.
Dryden.
-- Duc"tile*ly (#), adv. --
Duc"tile*ness, n.