supplely

Variant of supple

adjective suppler, supplest

  1. easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant
  2. able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber: a supple body
  3. easily changed or influenced
  4. adaptable, as to changes: a supple mind

Origin: ME souple < OFr < L supplex, humble, submissive, akin to supplicare: see supplicate

transitive verb, intransitive verb suppled, suppling

to make or become supple

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