- Lacking firmness; flaccid: getting flabby around the waist. See synonyms at limp.
- 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.
Dictionary:
flab·by (flăb'ē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: flabby |
| Antonyms: flabby |
Definition: baggy, fat
Antonyms: firm, lean, skinny, slim, taut, thin, tight
| WordNet: flabby |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
lacking firmness or stiffness
Synonym: flaccid
| Translations: Flabby |
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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