The Only Use of
supple
in
Romeo and Juliet
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Each part, depriv'd of supple government,
Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death:
And in this borrow'd likeness of shrunk death
Thou shalt continue two-and-forty hours,
And then awake as from a pleasant sleep.†p. 190.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(supple) moving and bending easily -- sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, supple can be used metaphorically to describe someone who easily adapts to different situations.