Definition of supple

• a. - Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
• a. - Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse.
• a. - Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious.
• v. t. - To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.
• v. t. - To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
• v. i. - To become soft and pliant.