flaccid
[flak-sid, flas-id]
adjective
soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.
Origin of flaccid
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Related Words for flaccidity
resilience, elasticity, resiliency, pliability, affability, plasticity, give, spring, pliancy, complaisance, suppleness, tractability, springiness, compliance, ductility, docility, bounce, malleability, adjustability, extensibilityExamples from the Web for flaccidity
Historical Examples of flaccidity
It sank, excused for the flaccidity by Nataly's want of common adventurous daring.
One of Our Conquerors, CompleteGeorge Meredith
His very malevolence proceeded from a flaccidity which meanly envied the activities and enthusiasms of other men.
English Literature: ModernG. H. Mair
Soon it would lose its paleness and flaccidity, become pink and slightly convex, pulsing with Rastignac's blood.
Rastignac the DevilPhilip Jos Farmer
Besides, inquiries concerning the health of cow-punchers were not only superfluous, but bordered on flaccidity.
Heart of the WestO. Henry
Besides, inquiries concerning the health of cow- punchers were not only superfluous, but bordered on flaccidity.
Heart of the WestO. Henry
flaccid
adjective
Word Origin for flaccid
C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus
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flaccid
[flăs′sĭd, flăk′ĭd]
adj.
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