suppleadjective
uk/ˈsʌp.əl/us/ˈsʌp.əl/supple adjective (BENDING)
bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff:
I'm not supple enough (= my body doesn't bend easily enough) to touch the floor.
The gloves were made of very supple leather.
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Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- elastic
- flowing
- jointed
- loose
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- looseness
- plastic
- slackness
- spring
- springy
- sprung
- stretch
- stretchy
- tensile
- yield
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supple adjective (ABLE TO CHANGE)
literary able to change quickly and successfully to suit different conditions:
She has shown that she has a supple mind.
We need a more supple monetary policy.
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Adapting and attuning to something
- accustom yourself to sth
- accustomed
- adapt
- adaptable
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- bearing
- get into the swing of it/things idiom
- get into your stride idiom
- habituated
- hang
- hardened
- plug
- plug into sth
- second nature
- settle
- settle down
- settle in
- settle sb in
- settled
- swing
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suppleness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsʌp.əl.nəs/us/ˈsʌp.əl.nəs/