supple

Meanings

Verb

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.

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.

Synonyms

limber, lissom, lissome, lithe, lithesome, slender, svelte, sylphlike

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

supple is a valid Words With Friends word