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supple

/ˈsʌpəl/ adjective C1
  1. Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
  2. Lithe and agile when moving and bending. · supple joints· supple fingers
  3. Compliant; yielding to the will of others. (figuratively) · a supple horse
  4. Smooth and drinkable.

Comparative suppler · Superlative supplest

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“In my youth,” said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, “I kept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment—one shilling the box— Allow me to sell you a couple?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 33 · B2
“I feel a foil as quick and supple as my own.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 59 · C1

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