Supple

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To become soft and pliant.

II. Supple ·vt To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.

III. Supple ·adj Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious.

IV. Supple ·adj Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.

V. Supple ·vt To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.

VI. Supple ·adj Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse.