soople

English

Adjective

soople (comparative more soople, superlative most soople)

1. (obsolete, dialect) supple
   • "Anither New Sang" [1]

     Ye think our questions to evade,

     An weel ye ken that soople trade,

     But Saunder's isna just the blade,

     That ye can flam wi' butter.

2. (dialect) suitable
   • Patrick O'Brian, "Master and Commander"

     He's a right scholar, can write so small you can scarcely see it; younger nor I am, and more soople, sir, oh, far more soople.

Anagrams

• Pooles, posole