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sup·ple

S0905800 (sŭp′əl)adj. sup·pler, sup·plest 1. Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant: a wallet made of supple leather. See Synonyms at flexible.2. Moving and bending with agility; limber: a supple gymnast.3. Adaptable to changing circumstances: "The supple ambiguities of English are a large part of its genius" (Mark Abley).tr. & intr.v. sup·pled, sup·pling, sup·ples To make or become supple.
[Middle English souple, from Old French, from Latin supplex, suppliant; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
sup′ple·ness n.sup′ply, sup′ple·ly adv.

sup•ply1

(səˈplaɪ)

v. -plied, -ply•ing, v.t. 1. to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: supplying the poor with clothing. 2. to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite): supplied needed water to the region. 3. to make up, compensate for, or satisfy (a deficiency, loss, need, etc.). 4. to fill or occupy as a substitute, as a vacancy or a pulpit. v.i. 5. to substitute for another, esp. in the pulpit of a church. n. 6. the act of supplying, furnishing, satisfying, etc. 7. something that is supplied: the city's water supply. 8. a quantity of something on hand or available; stock or store: a large supply of swimwear. 9. Usu., supplies. a provision, stock, or store of food or other things necessary for maintenance. 10. the quantity of a commodity that is in the market and available for purchase or that is available for purchase at a particular price. 11. supplies, a. the food, clothing, arms, etc., necessary to equip a military command. b. the department, officers, etc., in charge of procuring supplies. 12. a person who fills a vacancy or takes the place of another, esp. temporarily. [1325–75; < Middle French souplier,soupleer « Latin supplēre to fill up] sup•pli′er, n.

sup•ply2

(ˈsʌp li)

adv. in a supple manner; supplely. [1525–35]