Flabby Definition

flăbē
flabbier, flabbiest
adjective
flabbier, flabbiest
Lacking firmness; limp and soft; flaccid.
Flabby muscles.
Webster's New World
Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight.
He is very flabby around the waist.
American Heritage
Lacking force; weak.
Webster's New World

(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.

Wiktionary

(of writing, etc.) Turgid or overwrought.

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Other Word Forms of Flabby

Adjective

Base Form:
flabby
Comparative:
flabbier
Superlative:
flabbiest

Origin of Flabby

  • Alteration of flappy tending to flap from flap

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Flabby Sentence Examples

  • They're cold and flabby, like cabbages, in spite of their prettiness.

  • His cheeks, which were so flabby that they looked heavier below, were twitching violently; but he wore the air of a man little concerned in what the two ladies were saying.

  • 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.

  • This makes for very flabby, vague writing and impedes the reader's ability to understand exactly what you mean.

  • In the mean time we all breathe poisoned air and children grow flabby under house arrest.

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