flabby

adjective

flab·​by ˈfla-bē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
flabbier; flabbiest
1
: lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
2
: weak and ineffective : feeble
flabbily adverb
flabbiness noun

Examples of flabby in a Sentence

his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 His pale face and flabby jowls belie too much time spent under fluorescent office lighting, too little in the gym. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 Ripe red fruits but a good snap of acid keeps in from being too plush and flabby. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flabby 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of flappy

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flabby was in 1694

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Cite this Entry

“Flabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flabby. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

flabby

adjective
flab·​by ˈflab-ē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
flabbier; flabbiest
: not hard and firm : soft
flabbily adverb
flabbiness noun

Medical Definition

flabby

adjective
flab·​by ˈflab-ē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
flabbier; flabbiest
: lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
flabbiness noun

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