flabby

flab·by

adjective

-·bier, -·bi·est

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

Origin of flabby

variant, variety of flappy from flap

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flabby

adjective

flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est

a. Soft and hanging loosely or in folds: a flabby belly.
b. Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight: He is very flabby around the waist.
Lacking force, control, or effectiveness: “The stories will be filled with more action than plot&ellipsis4; There will be more clichéd lines, more flabby reaction shots, more slack and vacuous scenes” ( Theodore Roszak )

Origin of flabby

Alteration of flappy tending to flap from flap

Related Forms:

flab′bi·ly
adverb

flab′bi·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative flabbier, superlative flabbiest)

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.
(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
(of writing, etc.) Turgid or overwrought.

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In that regard it's a good idea to stick to easy quaffing reds, rosés and whites that are not big on drama, excessively flabby or condescendingly mawkish.
So, when those players in the commercial retire from football and their abs get flabby and their hard muscles transform in to soft flab, maybe someone should point and laugh at them.
With 2003 scorching most of Europe, the wine is impressive compared to other overripe, flabby wines tasting more like prune juice recently tasted from the same region.
Muscular imbalances: A flabby butt might be the result of weak gluteal butt muscles and weak gluteal muscles might be the result of tight hip flexors.
There's a shaping garment for literally every single purpose, from supporting flabby arms and whittling thick waistlines to smoothing bulgy hips and flattening round bellies.

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