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flaccid
[ flas-id, flak-sid ]
/ ËflĂŚs ÉŞd, ËflĂŚk sÉŞd /
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Origin of flaccid
First recorded in 1620â30; from Latin flaccidus âflabby, drooping,â equivalent to flacc(Äre) âto grow weak, languishâ + -idus -id4
OTHER WORDS FROM flaccid
flac¡cid¡i¡ty [fla-sid-i-tee, flak-], /flĂŚËsÉŞd ÉŞ ti, flĂŚk-/, flac¡cid¡ness, nounflac¡cid¡ly, adverbWords nearby flaccid
flabbergasted, flabby, flabellate, flabelli-, flabellum, flaccid, flaccidity, flack, flackery, flacon, flag
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British Dictionary definitions for flaccid
flaccid
/ (ËflĂŚksÉŞd, ËflĂŚs-) /
adjective
lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby
Derived forms of flaccid
flaccidity or flaccidness, nounflaccidly, adverbWord Origin for flaccid
C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus
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