What does flabby mean?
Definitions for flabby
ˈflæb iflab·by
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word flabby.
Princeton's WordNet
soft, flabby, flaccidadjective
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"
Wiktionary
flabbyadjective
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.
flabbyadjective
Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
flabbyadjective
Turgid or overwrought.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Flabbyadjective
Soft; not firm; easily shaking or yielding to the touch.
Etymology: flaccidus, Latin.
Paleness, a weak pulse, palpitations of the heart, flabby and black flesh, are symptoms of weak fibres. Arbuthnot.
Pulls out the rags contriv’d to prop
Her flabby dugs, and down they drop. Jonathan Swift.
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flabby
Flabby refers to something lacking firmness, especially in reference to flesh or muscles, often due to lack of exercise or aging. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is weak, limp, or lacking vigor or effectiveness.
Webster Dictionary
Flabbyadjective
yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh
Etymology: [See Flap.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flabby
flab′i, adj. easily moved: soft, yielding: hanging loose.—n. Flabb′iness. [From flap.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flabby in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flabby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of flabby in a Sentence
I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
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