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unsupple

adj

Etymology

From un- + supple.

  1. derived from souple
  2. inherited from souple
  3. prefixed as unsupple — “un + supple”

Definitions

  1. Not supple.

    • This was, by every earthly canon, a good man, but a stern and unsupple.
    • 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.
    • Singer Roberta Duchak is more sensitive rhythmically yet awfully bright and unsupple on the high notes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA