supple

/sˈʌpəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
2. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable
   “a supple mind”
3. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

verb

1. make pliant and flexible
   “These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use”

Synonyms for supple

• lissome
• lissom
• lithe
• lithesome
• sinuous
• graceful
• limber
• flexible

Words that rhyme with supple

• couple
• decouple
• uncouple
• ruppel