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Meaning of 'supple' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Supple [ a.]
- Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
- Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse.
- Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious.
2 . Supple [ v. i.]
- To become soft and pliant.
3 . Supple [ v. t.]
- To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.
- To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.

Meaning of 'supple' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . supple [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make pliant and flexible
Example in sentence:
  • These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use
2 . supple [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
Example in sentence:
  • a limber imagination;
  • a supple mind

Nearby Words:

sup supawn supe super super- superable superabound superabundance superabundant superacidulated

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