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supple

/'s/@/p/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, <i>supple</i> joints; <i>supple</i> fingers.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. moving and bending with ease

    adj.all

    Synonyms lissom lissome lithe lithesome slender svelte sylphlike

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

    adj.all

    Examples
    A supple mind.
    Synonyms limber

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. make pliant and flexible

    verb.change

    Examples
    These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to <i>supple</i> leather.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  3. To become soft and pliant.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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