SUPPLE


Meaning of SUPPLE in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: elastic 1, flexible, resilient, springy, stretch, stretchy, whippy

Antonyms: stiff

2.

Synonyms: plastic , adaptable, ductile, malleable, moldable, pliable, pliant

3.

showing freedom and ease of bodily movement (as in bending or twisting)

the light supple spring of a cat

Synonyms: limber, lissome, lithe, lithesome

Related Word: agile, graceful, willowy, wiry, withy

Contrasted words: awkward, clumsy, gawky, maladroit, unhandy; ungraceful; arthritic, creaky, decrepit

Antonyms: stiff

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