MEANING
Bending or moving easily and smoothly.
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Words that belong together
- supple leather
- supple movement
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The supple leather folded without a crease.
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- Base
- supple
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more supple; superlative most supple when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.
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