supplelyadv.
/ˈsʌpli/, /ˈsʌpl̩i/, U.S. /ˈsəp(ə)li/ In a supple manner (in various senses of supple adj.), with suppleness.
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the world > life > the body > loose or stiff condition > [adverb]
supplely1611
the world > movement > bodily movement > [adverb] > with elasticity
supplely1611
springingly1668
pliantly1673
limberly1891
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adverb]
fluxibly1471
flexibly1607
pliablya1631
flexively1651
supplely1832
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Agilement,..quickely, promptly, supplely, readily.
1689 E. Hickeringill Ceremony-monger i, in Wks. (1716) II. 388 Does his Ecclesiastical Don-ship bow and cringe so supplely..to something, or to nothing?
1758 Rev. Important Controv. concerning Miracles iii. 110 He supplely chimes in with the Doctor.
1784 J. Brown Compend. Hist. Brit. Churches I. 121 Such as supplely complied with her majesty's will, were promoted to bishopricks , &c.
1832 Examiner 721/2 Not of strength to bear any pressure without supplely bending.
1890 Harper's Mag. Oct. 744/2 Freely and supplely she straightened her back.
1898 G. Allen Incid. Bishop 54 She was tall..and very supply knit.
1908 Scribner's Mag. Jan. 127/1 The head is not so supplely painted nor so good in color as that of the Mansfield portrait.
1942 G. Diamant Days of Ofelia xiii. 162 She was silent, walking supplely in her high-heeled shoes.
1974 L. Carter Warrior of World's End iv. xxiv. 128 The men were tall, supplely built, lean, and hawk-faced.
2010 D. Cavallaro Anime & Visual Novel ii. 50 Yami supplely engages by turns with romance and comedy, epic and mystery, action adventure and sci-fi.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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