inflected vs supple

inflected

adj
  • bent or curved inward or downward 

  • Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word). 

  • Having inflected word forms; fusional. 

  • Deviating from a straight line. 

supple

adj
  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. 

  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending. 

  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others. 

verb
  • To make or become supple. 

  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 

How often have the words inflected and supple occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )