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Definition
moving and bending easily — sometimes used figuratively to indicate mental flexibility when adapting to different conditions
- "Don't do any more," Caroline said, stopping Doro at the top of the steps, brushing past the dense, supple leaves of the lilacs.p. 225.7
- The catalpa leaves moved like supple green hearts in the wind, and beyond them the crowd rippled and swayed.p. 132.8
There are no more uses of "supple" in The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.
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