flabbily
7.0
In a soft and loose way that shows little strength
- adverb
- /ˈflæbɪli/
:
flácidamente
- The old couch sank flabbily under the weight of the people sitting on it.
But my, what body fat I have left is held really loosely and flabbily, like around my, my belly button.
- But my, what body fat I have left is held really loosely and flabbily, like around my, my belly button.
Examples
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They worked in concert, trying to roll the bull over, but could get it to do little more than wiggle flabbily as they strained against the poles.
Fiction book (1997) -
But my, what body fat I have left is held really loosely and flabbily, like around my, my belly button.
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After months of inactivity, his arms hung flabbily by his sides.
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The cake was overbaked, causing the edges to sag flabbily.
Synonyms
flaccidly
vsflabbily
8.0
In a limp, weak way that is not firm
is softer and looser focusing on lack of firmness not weakness
Antonyms
How Firm
Surface Forms
flabbily positive
Morphology
Etymology
Flabbily comes from the adjective flabby, which comes from an old Latin word flaccus meaning 'loose' or 'soft', like something that droops. So to act flabbily is to move or hold things in a loose, weak, or limp way.