flab·by

(flăb′ē)

adj. 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.

2. Lacking force, control, or effectiveness: "The stories will be filled with more action than plot.... There will be more clichéd lines, more flabby reaction shots, more slack and vacuous scenes" (Theodore Roszak).

[Alteration of flappy, tending to flap, from flap.]

flab′bi·ly adv.

flab′bi·ness n.

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flabby

(ˈflæbɪ)

adj, -bier or -biest

1. lacking firmness; loose or yielding: flabby muscles.

2. having flabby flesh, esp through being overweight

3. lacking vitality; weak; ineffectual

[C17: alteration of flappy, from flap + -y¹; compare Dutch flabbe drooping lip]

ˈflabbily adv

ˈflabbiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

flab•by

(ˈflæb i)

adj. -bi•er, -bi•est.

1. lacking firmness or tone; flaccid: flabby muscles.

2. lacking determination; weak.

[1690–1700; appar. alter. of earlier flappy]

flab′bi•ly, adv.

flab′bi•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

flabby - out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"

flaccid, soft

unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

flabby

adjective

1. limp, hanging, loose, slack, unfit, sagging, sloppy, baggy, floppy, lax, drooping, flaccid, pendulous, toneless, yielding bulging thighs and flabby stomach
limp hard, strong, firm, tough, tight, solid, tense, taut

2. weak, ineffective, feeble, impotent, wasteful, ineffectual, disorganized, spineless, effete, boneless, nerveless, enervated, wussy (slang), wimpish or wimpy (informal) Many signs of flabby management remain.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

flabby

adjective

Lacking in stiffness or firmness:

flaccid, floppy, limp.

Translations

مُتَرَهِّلمُتَرَهِّل، رَخْو

ochablý

lasketfedladen

veltto

mlohav

petyhüdt

linur, slappur, hvapholda

flaccido flaccidit...

たるんだ

축 늘어진

gļēvsļengansslābs

flabberigkwabbig slap

slapp blekfet kvapset

sflaczały

flácido

дряблый

ochabnutý

slapp

หย่อนยาน

gevşeklöp löpsarkık

nhẽo nhèo

松弛的松驰的

flabby

[ˈflæbɪ] ADJ (flabbier (compar) (flabbiest (superl))) (= soft) → fofo; (= fat) → gordo (fig) → flojo, soso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flabby

[ˈflæbi] adj [person] → mou(molle); [flesh] → flasque

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flabby

adj (+er) thighs, stomach, muscles, skin → schlaff; person also → schwabbelig (inf); (fig: = ineffectual) → schlaff; he’s getting flabby (round the middle) → er setzt (um die Taille) Speck an

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flabby

[ˈflæbɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → flaccido/a, floscio/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flabby

(ˈflӕbi) adjective

loose and fat; not firm. flabby cheeks.

flabby

→ مُتَرَهِّل ochablý lasket schwabbelig πλαδαρός fofo veltto mou mlohav flaccido たるんだ 축 늘어진 kwabbig slapp sflaczały flácido дряблый slapp หย่อนยาน gevşek nhẽo nhèo 松弛的

flabby

a. blando-a, flojo-a; pop. fofo-a.

flabby

adj (comp -bier; super -biest) fofo, flácido or fláccido, flojo

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