Definitions
make pliant and flexible
Word origin
From Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), from Latin supplic-, supplex (“suppliant, submissive, kneeling”), of uncertain formation. Either from sub + plicō (“bend”) (compare complex), or from sub + plācō (“placate”). More at sub-, placate.
Used in a sentence
“Global supply chains, meanwhile, have grown both tighter and more supple since the late 1990s—the result of improving information technology and of freer trade—making routine work easier to relocate.”
“supple joints”
“supple fingers”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Flexible and limber”6 letters
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