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supple
('s/@/p/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • moving and bending with ease(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable(adj.all)
    Example:
    A supple mind.
    Synonym:
    limber
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make pliant and flexible(verb.change)
    Example:
    These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use.
    source: wordnet30
  • To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become soft and pliant.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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