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Adjective: supple (suppler,supplest)  sú-pul
  1. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
    "Her supple movements impressed the dance judges";
    - limber
     
  2. Gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
    "Her hands are white and long and supple";
    - lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, sinuous
     
  3. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
    "a supple mind";
    - limber
Verb: supple  sú-pul
  1. Make pliant and flexible
    "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"

Derived forms: supplest, suppled, suppling, suppler, supples

See also: flexible, flexile, graceful

Type of: alter, change, modify

Encyclopedia: Supple, John