nimble vs supple

nimble

adj
  • Quick and light in movement or action. 

  • Adept at taking or grasping 

  • Quickwitted and alert. 

verb
  • To move nimbly. 

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 nimble and supple occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )