English edit

Etymology edit

un- +‎ supple

Adjective edit

unsupple (comparative more unsupple, superlative most unsupple)

  1. Not supple.
    • 1918, Mary Johnston, Foes[1]:
      This was, by every earthly canon, a good man, but a stern and unsupple.
    • 2003 June 6, David Whiteis, “Jon Dee Graham”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
      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.
    • 2005 November 11, Laura Molzahn, “Come Fly With Me”, in Chicago Reader[3]:
      Singer Roberta Duchak is more sensitive rhythmically yet awfully bright and unsupple on the high notes.