supple

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• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌpəl/

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Adjective

Positive supple

Comparative suppler

Superlative supplest

1. If something is supple, it is easy to bend.
   • Synonym: flexible

Verb

Plain form supple

Third-person singular supples

Past tense suppled

Past participle suppled

Present participle suppling

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you supple something, you make it easy to bend.