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(flab′ē)

adjective flabbier, flabbiest

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

Origin: var. of flappy < flap

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flabbily adverb
flabbiness noun

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adjective flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est

Lacking firmness; flaccid: getting flabby around the waist. See Synonyms at limp.
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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