In the 2000s Briers was the curmudgeonly and extravagant father Hector MacDonald in the BBC television programme Monarch of the Glen (2000-05), appearing in series 1,2,3 & 7. He appeared in other programmes, see Later Career.
Word Origin and History for malleable Expand. adj. late 14c., capable of being shaped by hammering, from Middle French malleable and directly from Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare to beat with a hammer, from Latin malleus hammer (see mallet). Figurative sense, of persons, capable of being adapted first recorded 1610s.
Metals are malleable (able to be hammered easily into thin sheets) and ductile (ability to draw it out into a wire) because the bonds are not very directional or strong.Explain why metals are malleable and ductile but ionic-crystalline compounds are not. î î î.etals are malleable (able to be hammered easily into thin sheets) and ductile (ability to draw it out into a wire) because the bonds are not very directional or strong.