Supple - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsʌpl|
Brit.
|ˈsʌp(ə)l|
verb
- make pliant and flexible
These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use
adjective
- gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease (syn: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, sinuous)
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable (syn: limber)
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable (syn: limber)
a supple mind
- (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely (syn: limber)Extra examples
...a dome tent outfitted with supple fiberglass tent poles...
...shoes made from supple leather...
These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use
Word forms
adjective
comparative: suppler
superlative: supplest
comparative: suppler
superlative: supplest
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