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Dictionary: flab·by   (flăb'ē) pronunciation
adj., -bi·er, -bi·est.
  1. Lacking firmness; flaccid: getting flabby around the waist. See synonyms at limp.
  2. Lacking force or vitality; ineffectual: flabby self-pity.

[Alteration of flappy, tending to flap, from FLAP.]

flabbily flab'bi·ly adv.
flabbiness flab'bi·ness n.

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adjective

    Lacking in stiffness or firmness: flaccid, floppy, limp. See flexible/rigid.

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adj

Definition: baggy, fat
Antonyms: firm, lean, skinny, slim, taut, thin, tight


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lacking firmness or stiffness
  Synonym: flaccid


Translations: Flabby
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - løs, lasket, slap

Nederlands (Dutch)
dik, slap, zwak

Français (French)
adj. - flasque, (fig) mou, inconsistant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlaff

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλαδαρός, χαλαρός, άτονος

Italiano (Italian)
adiposo, indolente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flácido

Русский (Russian)
вялый, дряблый, слабый, расплывчатый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fláccido, fofo, flojo, blandengue, debilucho

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slapp, slapp (bildl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
软弱的, 不稳的, 没气力的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 軟弱的, 不穩的, 沒氣力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (근육 등이) 물렁한, (의지가) 강하지 못한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - たるんだ, 気力のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مترهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רפה, רך, רפוי, חלש‬


 
 
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