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Definition of Supplely
1. adv. In a supple manner; softly; pliantly; mildly.
Definition of Supplely
1. Adverb. in a supple manner ¹
2. Adverb. flexibly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supplely
1. supple [adv] - See also: supple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supplely
Literary usage of Supplely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Godey's Magazine by Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (1896)
"She was supplely tall, with a high, light step, and lips so richly red that any
well-conditioned Wall must have dissolved to convenient chinks, ..."
2. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"her, and supplely slender as a beauteous lily; her black hair was interwoven with
the creamy blossoms of the chu-sha-kih; her robes of pale silk took ..."
3. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"... asleep on the matted floors, all the paper screens of the houses having been
removed to admit the breeze. The men seem to be lightly and supplely ..."
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