flabby

(flabē)

adjective flabbier, flabbiest

  1. lacking firmness; limp and soft; flaccid: flabby muscles
  2. lacking force; weak

Origin: var. of flappy < flap

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See flabby in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est
  1. Lacking firmness; flaccid: getting flabby around the waist. See Synonyms at limp.
  2. Lacking force or vitality; ineffectual: flabby self-pity.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of flappy, tending to flap

Origin: , from flap

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Related Forms:

  • flabˈbi·ly adverb
  • flabˈbi·ness noun

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