supple meaning and definition

SUPPLE verb

Definition of supple (verb)

1. make pliant and flexible
   • "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"

SUPPLE adjective

Definition of supple (adjective)

1. moving and bending with ease
   • synonyms: lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike
2. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
   • "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
   • synonyms: limber
3. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
   • synonyms: limber