Definition of SUPPLE

supple

Verb

Verb Forms: suppled, suppling, supples

  • To make something more pliant or flexible.
  • make pliant and flexible
    • "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"
  • To make or become supple.
  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.

Adjective Satellite

  • moving and bending with ease
  • (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
    • "a supple mind"
  • (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

Adj

  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
  • Smooth and drinkable.

Adjective

  • Pliant; flexible; easily bent without breaking.

Examples

  • a supple horse
  • A supple mind can quickly adapt its strategy when the tile rack is challenging.
  • She tried to supple her strategy, adapting to her opponent’s defensive moves.
  • supple fingers
  • supple joints

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), from Latin supplic-, supplex (“suppliant, submissive, kneeling”), of uncertain formation. Either from sub + plicō (“bend”) (compare complex), or from sub + plācō (“placate”). More at sub-, placate.

Scrabble Score: 10

supple: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
supple: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
supple: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

supple: valid Words With Friends Word