FLABBY

soft, flabby, flaccid

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

flabby (comparative flabbier, superlative flabbiest)

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.

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

(of writing, etc.) overwrought.

(math) Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.

Synonyms

• (having a slight lack of acidity): flat

Antonyms

• (yielding to the touch): muscled, taut

Source: Wiktionary


Flab"by, a. Etym: [See Flap.]

Definition: Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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