Both Uses of
supple
in
Dune
- He saw himself suddenly as a surgeon exercising endless supple scissor dissections—cutting away the masks from fools, exposing the hell beneath.†
Book 1
- The boy knew the devious ways of the Bene Gesserit and he looked supple and confident.†
Book 2 *
Definition:
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(supple) moving and bending easily -- sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions