Supple Definition
sŭpəl
suppled, suppler, supples, supplest, suppling
adjective
suppler, supplest
Easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant.
Webster's New World
Able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber.
A supple body.
Webster's New World
Moving and bending with agility; limber.
A supple gymnast.
American Heritage
Easily changed or influenced.
Webster's New World
Adaptable, as to changes.
A supple mind.
Webster's New World
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verb
To make or become supple.
American Heritage
To make or become supple.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Supple
Adjective
Base Form:
supple
Comparative:
suppler
Superlative:
supplestOrigin of Supple
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From Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding"), from Latin supplic-, supplex (“suppliant, submissive, kneeling"), of uncertain formation. Either from sub + plicō (“bend") (compare complex), or from sub + plācō (“placate"). More at sub-, placate.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English souple from Old French from Latin supplex suppliant plāk-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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