supple

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supple  /ˈsə pəl/ ? Meaning of "supple"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) make pliant and flexible
  2. (adj) moving and bending with ease
  3. (adj) (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
  4. (adj) (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

Synonym(s)

limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender

Usage(s):

  1. Spain may have been a center of Catholic piety, its eyes always fastened on heaven, but its paintings were full of vital, supple people made of real flesh and blood.
  2. In the body, hyaluronic acid clings to water, lubricating joints and keeping the skin full and supple.
  3. Our Lady of the Lanes, as they jokingly called it, was an apt symbol of the scarcity--and supple ingenuity--of Catholics in a region known as the buckle of the Protestant Bible Belt.

Quotes

  • "This is now the standard of never saying, 'I'm done,"' Love said of Singh. "It's pretty incredible. He doesn't get injured very much. He's good at what he does, and he's very efficient. If he wasn't that strong, or that supple, he might not...
    on Jan 8, 2007 By: Davis Love III Source: SI.com

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