supplely

English

Alternative forms

• supply

Etymology

Etymology tree

English supple

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English supplely

From supple + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʌp.ə(l).li/, /ˈsʌp.li/

Adverb

supplely (comparative more supplely, superlative most supplely)

1. In a supple manner:
   1. Lithely.
   2. Flexibly.

References

• “supplely”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Supplely”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• “supplely”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.