Definitions for Supple

Supple sup·ple

Spelling: [suhp-uh l]
IPA: /ˈsʌp əl/

Supple is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in Supple (elppsu).

Definitions for Supple

adjective

  1. bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible:
  2. characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe:
  3. characterized by ease, responsiveness, and adaptability in mental action.
  4. compliant or yielding.
  5. obsequious; servile.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become supple.

Origin of Supple

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English souple flexible, compliant Old French: soft, yielding, lithe Latin supplic- (stem of supplex) submissive, suppliant, equivalent to sup- su

Examples for Supple

But that wine, a balanced blend of supple fruit, focused acidity and sweet spice, was my wake-up call.

And never before had she seemed to him so supple and so strong.

Loose silk pants, cozy ponchos, and supple leggings were all a part of the equation.

I ought to be supple enough after the practice of these three days.

How straight and supple she was, yet how dainty and slight withal!

While the limbs are still soft and supple they trail full length on the ground.

He had the classic style, accurate, evenly balanced, and supple.

Year by year she grew, a brown-faced cherub, strong-limbed and supple.

Her wet garment outlined her supple figure and her high bosom.

I bent over to her rapidly and threw my arm around her supple waist.

Word Value for Supple
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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