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5 meanings: 1. bending easily without damage 2. capable of or showing easy or graceful movement; lithe 3. mentally flexible;.... Click for more definitions.
Jun 2, 2024 · supple ( comparative suppler, superlative supplest) Pliant, flexible, easy to bend . Lithe and agile when moving and bending . supple joints. supple fingers. ( figuratively) Compliant; yielding to the will of others. a supple horse.
Synonyms for SUPPLE: flexible, pliant, plastic, limber, pliable, floppy, willowy, lissom; Antonyms of SUPPLE: rigid, stiff, stiffened, inflexible, inelastic ...
Definition of supple adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUPPLE. [also more supple; most supple] 1. of a body or body part : able to bend or twist easily. a supple body. her long, supple limbs. Stretching helped to keep him supple. [= limber] [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. 2.
capable of or showing easy or graceful movement; lithe. 3. mentally flexible; responding readily. 4. disposed to agree, sometimes to the point of servility. verb. 5. rare. to make or become supple. Collins English Dictionary.
1593–. In positive sense: (of a person or thing) flexible in mind, quality, character, or nature; adapting or bending readily to situations and circumstances; elastic, fluid, versatile. 1593. The supple and tidy constitution of his [sc. Apuleius'] omni-sufficient Witt.
