flabbiness

  • 71flabby — UK [ˈflæbɪ] / US adjective Word forms flabby : adjective flabby comparative flabbier superlative flabbiest 1) flabby flesh is loose and fat a flabby stomach 2) British not effective or powerful enough flabby phrases/arguments Derived word:… …

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  • 72lymphatic — lym•phat•ic [[t]lɪmˈfæt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph 2) (of persons) having the characteristics, as flabbiness or sluggishness, formerly believed to be due to an excess of lymph in the system 3) anat. a lymphatic… …

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  • 73flab — /flæb / (say flab) noun Colloquial bodily fat; flabbiness …

  • 74flabby — /ˈflæbi / (say flabee) adjective (flabbier, flabbiest) 1. hanging loosely or limply, as flesh, muscles, etc. 2. having such flesh. 3. lacking firmness, as character, persons, principles, utterances, etc.; feeble. –noun (plural flabbies) 4.… …

  • 75flabbily — flabby ► ADJECTIVE (flabbier, flabbiest) 1) (of a part of a person s body) soft, loose, and fleshy. 2) not tightly controlled and therefore ineffective. DERIVATIVES flabbily adverb flabbiness noun. ORIGIN alteration of earlier flappy …

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  • 76flabby — ► ADJECTIVE (flabbier, flabbiest) 1) (of a part of a person s body) soft, loose, and fleshy. 2) not tightly controlled and therefore ineffective. DERIVATIVES flabbily adverb flabbiness noun. ORIGIN alteration of earlier flappy …

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  • 77flabby — [flab′ē] adj. flabbier, flabbiest [var. of flappy < FLAP] 1. lacking firmness; limp and soft; flaccid [flabby muscles] 2. lacking force; weak flabbily adv. flabbiness n …

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  • 78flab — n. colloq. fat; flabbiness. Etymology: imit., or back form. f. FLABBY …

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  • 79flabby — adj. (flabbier, flabbiest) 1 (of flesh etc.) hanging down; limp; flaccid. 2 (of language or character) feeble. Derivatives: flabbily adv. flabbiness n. Etymology: alt. of earlier flappy f. FLAP …

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  • 80softness — noun 1. the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded (Freq. 2) • Ant: ↑hardness • Derivationally related forms: ↑soft • Hypernyms: ↑consistency, ↑consistence, ↑ …

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