dexterous vs supple

dexterous

adj
  • Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully. 

  • Skillful in some specific thing. 

  • Skillful with one's hands. 

supple

adj
  • Lithe and agile when moving and bending. 

  • Compliant; yielding to the will of others. 

  • Pliant, flexible, easy to bend. 

verb
  • To make or become supple. 

  • To make compliant, submissive, or obedient. 

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