unsupple

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adjective

Not supple.

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Meanings

adjectiveunsupple (comparative more unsupple, superlative most unsupple)

comparative more unsupple · superlative most unsupple

  1. Not supple.

    This was, by every earthly canon, a good man, but a stern and unsupple.

    1918, Mary Johnston, Foes
    2 more examples

    His voice is coarse and apparently unsupple but, as with Howlin' Wolf, his breath control and subtle shifts in intensity, pitch, and timbre infuse this blunt instrument with texture and nuance.

    2003 June 6, David Whiteis, “Jon Dee Graham”, in Chicago Reader

    Singer Roberta Duchak is more sensitive rhythmically yet awfully bright and unsupple on the high notes.

    2005 November 11, Laura Molzahn, “Come Fly With Me”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From un- + supple.

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Cite this entry
APA

unsupple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsupple

MLA

“unsupple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsupple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsupple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsupple.

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