FLACCIDLY

Etymology

Adverb

flaccidly (comparative more flaccidly, superlative most flaccidly)

In a flaccid manner

Source: Wiktionary


FLACCID

Flac"cid, a. Etym: [L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.]

Definition: Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh. Religious profession . . . has become flacced. I. Taylor.

– Flac"cid*ly, adv.

– Flac"cid*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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