Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - supple
Supple
supple
adj. & v. --adj. (suppler, supplest) 1 flexible, pliant; easily bent. 2 compliant; avoiding overt resistance; artfully or servilely submissive. --v.tr. & intr. make or become supple. Derivatives suppleness n. Etymology: ME f. OF souple ult. f. L supplex supplicis submissive
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) see: ply Date: 14th century 1. compliant often to the point of obsequiousness, readily adaptable or responsive to new situations, 2. capable of being bent or folded without creases, cracks, or breaks ; pliant , able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease ; limber , easy and fluent without stiffness or awkwardness , see: elastic ~ly or supply adverb ~ness noun II. verb (~d; suppling) Date: 14th century transitive verb to make pacific or complaisant , to alleviate with a salve, to make flexible or pliant, intransitive verb to become soft and pliant ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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