supple
21supple — sup|ple [ sʌpl ] adjective a supple object or material is soft and bends easily a. able to move and bend your body very easily and in a graceful way: Do some stretching exercises to keep yourself supple. ╾ sup|ple|ness noun uncount …
22supple — adjective 1) her supple body Syn: lithe, limber, lissome, willowy, flexible, loose limbed, agile, acrobatic, nimble, double jointed See note at flexible Ant …
23supple — adjective 1) her supple body Syn: lithe, lissom, willowy, flexible, agile, acrobatic, nimble 2) supple leather Syn: pliable, flexible, soft, bendy …
24supple — sup•ple [[t]ˈsʌp əl[/t]] adj. pler, plest, 1) bending readily without breaking, splitting, etc.; pliant; flexible 2) characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe: supple movements[/ex] 3) characterized by mental responsiveness and adaptability …
25supple — a. 1. Pliant, pliable, flexible, flexile, limber, lithe, lithesome, easily bent, elastic. 2. Yielding, compliant, submissive, humble, soft. 3. Servile, obsequious, cringing, slavish, fawning, grovelling, sycophantic, flattering, supple chapped,… …
26supple — adj. & v. adj. (suppler, supplest) 1 flexible, pliant; easily bent. 2 compliant; avoiding overt resistance; artfully or servilely submissive. v.tr. & intr. make or become supple. Derivatives: suppleness n. Etymology: ME f. OF souple ult. f. L… …
27Supple-chapped — Sup ple chapped , a. Having a limber tongue. [R.] A supple chapped flatterer. Marston. [1913 Webster] …
28Supple-jack — Sup ple jack , n. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub ({Berchemia volubilus}) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem. (b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia Curassavica}); also, a walking stick made from its… …
29supple — adjective /ˈsʌpəl/ a) pliant, easy to bend b) lithe and agile when moving and bending …
30supple — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, able to adapt, accommodating, acquiescent, acute, adaptable, adjustable, agile, all around, alterable, alterative, ambidextrous, amphibious, arch, artful, astute, athletic, bendable,… …
