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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for supple

Verb

1. supple, change, alter, modify
usage: make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"

Adjective

1. lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike, graceful (vs. awkward)
usage: gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
2. limber, supple, flexible (vs. inflexible)
usage: (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
3. limber, supple, flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile
usage: (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
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