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flaccid adjective [ ˈflasɪd ]

• (of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant.
• "she took his flaccid hand in hers"
Similar: soft, loose, flabby, unfirm, yielding, slack, lax, out of tone, toneless, drooping, droopy, sagging, saggy, pendulous, limp, floppy, wilting,
Opposite: firm, taut,
Origin: early 17th century: from French flaccide or Latin flaccidus, from flaccus ‘flabby’.


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