flaccid

[ flas-id, flak-sid ]
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adjective
  1. soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.

  2. lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.

Origin of flaccid

1
First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin flaccidus “flabby, drooping,” equivalent to flacc(ēre) “to grow weak, languish” + -idus -id4

Other words from flaccid

  • flac·cid·i·ty [fla-sid-i-tee, flak-], /flæˈsɪd ɪ ti, flæk-/, flac·cid·ness, noun
  • flac·cid·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for flaccid

flaccid

/ (ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæs-) /


adjective
  1. lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby

Origin of flaccid

1
C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus

Derived forms of flaccid

  • flaccidity or flaccidness, noun
  • flaccidly, adverb

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