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flab·by
(flăb′ē)adj. flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est
1.
a. Soft and hanging loosely or in folds: a flabby belly.
b. Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight: He is very flabby around the waist.
2. Lacking force, control, or effectiveness: "The stories will be filled with more action than plot.... There will be more clichéd lines, more flabby reaction shots, more slack and vacuous scenes" (Theodore Roszak).
[Alteration of flappy, tending to flap, from flap.]
flab′bi·ly adv.
flab′bi·ness n.
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flabby
(ˈflæbɪ)adj, -bier or -biest
1. lacking firmness; loose or yielding: flabby muscles.
2. having flabby flesh, esp through being overweight
3. lacking vitality; weak; ineffectual
[C17: alteration of flappy, from flap + -y1; compare Dutch flabbe drooping lip]
ˈflabbily adv
ˈflabbiness n
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flab•by
(ˈflæb i)adj. -bi•er, -bi•est.
1. lacking firmness or tone; flaccid: flabby muscles.
2. lacking determination; weak.
[1690–1700; appar. alter. of earlier flappy]
flab′bi•ly, adv.
flab′bi•ness, n.
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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" |
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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
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.
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Translations
مُتَرَهِّلمُتَرَهِّل، رَخْو
ochablý
lasketfedladen
veltto
mlohav
petyhüdt
linur, slappur, hvapholda
たるんだ
축 늘어진
gļēvsļengansslābs
ochabnutý
slapp
หย่อนยาน
nhẽo nhèo
flabby
[ˈflæbɪ] ADJ (flabbier (compar) (flabbiest (superl))) (= soft) → fofo; (= fat) → gordo (fig) → flojo, sosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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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/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flabby
(ˈflӕbi) adjective loose and fat; not firm. flabby cheeks.
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flabby
→ مُتَرَهِّل 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 松弛的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
flabby
a. blando-a, flojo-a; pop. fofo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
flabby
adj (comp -bier; super -biest) fofo, flácido or fláccido, flojoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.