flabby (redirected from flabbier)

flab·by  (flb)

adj. flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est

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

2. Lacking force or vitality; ineffectual: flabby self-pity.

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

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flabbi·ly adv.

flabbi·ness n.

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flabby [ˈflæbɪ]

adj -bier, -biest

1. lacking firmness; loose or yielding flabby muscles

2. having flabby flesh, esp through being overweight

3. lacking vitality; weak; ineffectual

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

flabbily  adv

flabbiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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"

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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.

Translations

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

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

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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

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

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

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flabby

adj flabby [ˈflӕbi]

loose and fat; not firm flabby cheeks. slap; slapperig مُتَرَهِّل، رَخْو отпуснат ochablý lasket; fedladen schlaff πλαδαρός fofo lõtv شل و ول veltto flasque רָפֶה ढीला, कमजोर mlohav, mlitav, opušten petyhüdt menggelambir linur, slappur, hvapholda flaccido たるんだ 축 늘어진 apdribęs slābs; ļengans; gļēvs menggeleber kwabbig blekfet, kvapset, slapp zwiotczały flácido fleşcăit дряблый ochabnutý mlahav mlitav fet och slapp, sladdrig หย่อนยาน (เนื้อ) sarkık, löp löp 鬆馳的 в'ялий; обвислий تھلتھلاتا ہوا، ڈھیلا ڈھالا nhũn; mềm; nhẽo nhèo 松驰的

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flabby → رَخْو 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 软弱的