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flabby

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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.

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

flabbi·ly adv.
flabbi·ness n.

flabby
Adjective
[-bier, -biest]
1. having flabby flesh
2. loose or limp
3. weak and lacking purpose: flabby hesitant leaders [alteration of flappy, from flap]
flabbiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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 2. weak, ineffective, feeble, impotent, wasteful, ineffectual, disorganized, spineless, effete, boneless, nerveless, enervated, wussy (slang) wimpish or wimpy (informal)
Translations
Spanish flabby [ˈflæbɪ] adjflojo (de carnes); [skin] → fofo
French flabby [ˈflæbɪ] adjmou(molle)
German flabby [ˈflæbɪ] adjschwammig, wabbelig (inf)
Italian flabby [ˈflæbɪ] adjflaccido/a

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Brow and head were round and of massive weight, but the face was flabby and irresolute.
Lorenzo de Medici was flabby and boneless; Rebecca was a thing of fire and spirit: he lacked energy and courage; Rebecca was plucky at two and dauntless at five.
He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.
 
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