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Adjective: supple (suppler,supplest)  sú-pul
  1. Moving and bending with ease
    - lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike
     
  2. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
    "a supple mind"
    - limber
     
  3. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
    - limber
Verb: supple  sú-pul
  1. Make pliant and flexible
    "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"

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

See also: flexible, flexile, graceful, suppleness

Type of: alter, change, modify

Encyclopedia: Supple