flaccid – f l ae k s ih d
soft or limp
Without water the lettuce was flaccid.
Definition adjective
soft and limp; not firm; flabby.
lacking force; weak:
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Synonyms for flaccid
debilitated, emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, flabby, flimsy, inelastic, irresilient, lax, limp, loose, nerveless, quaggy, sapped, slack, soft, weak, weakened
Dictionary Entries near flaccid
flabbergasted, flabby, flabellate, flabelli-, flabellum, flaccid, flaccidity, flack, flackery, flacon, flag
First known usage
First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin flaccidus “flabby, drooping,” equivalent to flacc(ēre) “to grow weak, languish” + -idus
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