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flaccid

[ flas-id, flak-sid ]
/ ˈflÌs ɪd, ˈflÌk sɪd /
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adjective
soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.
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Origin of flaccid

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-], /flÌˈsɪd ɪ ti, flÌk-/, flac¡cid¡ness, nounflac¡cid¡ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for flaccid

flaccid
/ (ˈflÌksɪd, ˈflÌs-) /

adjective
lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby

Derived forms of flaccid

flaccidity or flaccidness, nounflaccidly, adverb

Word Origin for flaccid

C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus
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