Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers. 2. (a.) Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse. 3. (a.) Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious. 4. (v. t.) To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. 5. (v. t.) To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 6. (v. i.) To become soft and pliant.

Multi-Version Concordance Supple (2 Occurrences) Genesis 49:24 But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel), (See JPS DBY) Ezekiel 16:4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. (KJV WBS)