Meaning & use
supple
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Bending or moving easily and gracefully; flexible rather than stiff.
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Years of yoga had kept her spine remarkably supple.
The leather became supple after being conditioned with oil.
A note on using this word
Used for both physical flexibility, like a supple body or material, and sometimes figuratively for an adaptable mind or style.
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