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The definition of flaccid is something that is soft, limp or drooping.

(adjective)

When your hand is hanging limply and loosely, this is an example of a time when your hand would be described as flaccid.

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See flaccid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

hanging in loose folds or wrinkles; soft and limp; flabby: flaccid muscles
lacking force; weak; feeble

Origin: L flaccidus < flaccus, flabby

Related Forms:

flaccidity noun
flaccidly adverb

See flaccid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone. See Synonyms at limp.
Lacking vigor or energy: flaccid management.

Origin:

Origin: Latin flaccidus

Origin: , from flaccus, flabby

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Related Forms:

flac·cidˈi·ty (-sĭdˈĭ-tē), flacˈcid·ness noun

flacˈcid·ly adverb

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