Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Soft and hanging loosely or in folds.
- adjective Having a body characterized by fleshiness or softness, as from being somewhat overweight.
- adjective Lacking force, control, or effectiveness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without firmness or elasticity; hanging loose by its own weight; lax; flaccid: said chiefly of flesh: as, flabby cheeks.
- Figuratively, nerveless; languid; feeble; lacking substance or force: as, a flabby manner; flabby logic or rhetoric.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Yielding to thetouch , and easily moved orshaken ; hangingloose by its own weight; wantingfirmness ;flaccid ; as, flabby flesh. - adjective of wine Having a slight lack of
acidity ; having mildsweetness . - adjective of writing, etc.
Turgid oroverwrought .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Some judges are — what I call flabby, Mr. Caldigate.
John Caldigate 2004
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Some judges are -- what I call flabby, Mr. Caldigate.
John Caldigate Anthony Trollope 1848
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I hesitate to call it flabby, because it's not, but the wine lacks acidity for it's medium body and, again, rather neutral flavors.
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
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If they become too fat, that is a flaw and they are called flabby.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates Jr. Robert M. Parker 2005
yarb commented on the word flabby
The name of a dog in War and Peace. The same animal is also referred to as Gray, Azor and Femgalka.
November 16, 2007