Supple (?), a. [OE. souple, F. souple, from L. supplex suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees. Cf. Supplicate.] 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
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2. Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse.
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If punishment . . . makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. Locke.
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3. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious. Addison.
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Syn. -- Pliant; flexible; yielding; compliant; bending; flattering; fawning; soft.
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Supple, v. i. To become soft and pliant.
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The stones . . .
Suppled into softness as they fell. Dryden.
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