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Supple Common

Supple has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Verb · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Verb
1

make pliant and flexible

"These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"

2

To make or become supple.

"After months of daily yoga, her once stiff joints finally became supple again."

Adjective
1

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

"The dancer's supple limbs moved effortlessly through each complex pose."

2

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

"a supple mind"

"a limber imagination"

3

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

"After years of daily yoga, her supple body could easily touch her toes without any strain."

4

pliant, flexible, easy to bend

"After months of yoga practice, her ankles felt supple and could bend easily without pain."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local historian noted that Mr. Supple was a prominent figure in the town council during the 1920s."

Example Sentences
"These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use" verb
"a supple mind" adjective
"a limber imagination" adjective
See Also
yauld bend unsuppleness compliant wandle easy bending unsupple
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Rhyming Words
ple caple tiple ample duple tuple diple apple maple kipple people ripple temple marple hopple meeple semple popple topple sipple
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