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Supple vs Rubbery - What's the difference?

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Supple is a related term of rubbery.


As adjectives the difference between supple and rubbery

is that supple is pliant, flexible, easy to bend while rubbery is of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.

As a verb supple

is to make or become supple.

supple

English

Adjective

(er)
  • pliant, flexible, easy to bend
  • lithe and agile when moving and bending
    • supple''' joints; '''supple fingers
  • compliant; yielding to the will of others
    • a supple horse
  • * John Locke
    • If punishment makes not the will supple , it hardens the offender.

    Verb

  • To make or become supple.
  • * Dryden
    • The stones suppled into softness as they fell.
  • * Spenser
    • The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep.
  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
  • * John Locke
    • a mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will
  • * Barrow
    • They should supple our stiff willfulness.

    rubbery

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.
    • What a bad restaurant! The beef was so rubbery I thought I'd never finish chewing it.