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supple

[suhp-uhl]

adjective

suppler, supplest 
  1. bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible.

    a supple bough.

  2. characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe.

    supple movements.

  3. characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action.

  4. compliant or yielding.

  5. obsequious; servile.



verb (used with or without object)

suppled, suppling 
  1. to make or become supple.

supple

/ ˈʌə /

adjective

  1. bending easily without damage

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rareto make or become supple

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • suppleness noun
  • unsupple adjective
  • unsuppleness noun
  • unsupply adverb
  • ˈܱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supple1

1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English souple flexible, compliant < Old French: soft, yielding, lithe < Latin supplic- (stem of supplex ) submissive, suppliant, equivalent to sup- sup- + -plic-, variously explained as akin to to fold 1, bend (thus meaning “bent over”; complex ), or to to placate 1 (thus meaning “in the attitude of a suppliant”); (v.) Middle English supplen to soften, derivative of the noun (compare Old French asoplir )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supple1

C13: from Old French souple, from Latin supplex bowed
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Example Sentences

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Years later, though, I tried lightly-grilled tofu that was soft and supple, with a lingering flavor.

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His firm is suppling Amtrak's new high-speed trains, but he questions whether the US has the political will "to spend the public purse on rail versus other modes of transportation".

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Vasan, who is as supple as she is solid, is costumed to accentuate the physical reality of a woman about to give birth.

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Diet is another way the park is trying to keep Victoria, Arktos and Walker's joints supple.

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The bread is so soft and the eggs are so supple.

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