supple
15 08 2008Verbs
1. (verb) supple;
- make pliant and flexible;
- “These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use”;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike;
- moving and bending with ease;
2. (adj.) limber, supple;
- (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable;
- “a supple mind”; “a limber imagination”;
3. (adj.) limber, supple;
- (used of persons’ bodies) capable of moving or bending freely;
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