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(flæbi)
Word forms: comparative flabbier, superlative flabbiest
1. adjective
Flabby people are rather fat, with loose flesh over their bodies.
[disapproval]
This exercise is brilliant for getting rid of flabby tums.
Synonyms: limp, hanging, loose, slack More Synonyms of flabby
2. adjective
If you describe something as flabby, you are criticizing it for being disorganized or wasteful.
[disapproval]
You hear talk about American business being flabby.
More Synonyms of flabby

flabby in British English

(ˈflæbɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -bier or -biest
1. 
lacking firmness; loose or yielding
flabby muscles
2. 
having flabby flesh, esp through being overweight
3. 
lacking vitality; weak; ineffectual
Derived forms
flabbily (ˈflabbily)
adverb
flabbiness (ˈflabbiness)
noun
Word origin
C17: alteration of flappy, from flap + -y1; compare Dutch flabbe drooping lip

flabby in American English

(ˈflæbi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈflabbier or ˈflabbiest
1. 
lacking firmness; limp and soft; flaccid
flabby muscles
2. 
lacking force; weak
Derived forms
flabbily (ˈflabbily)
adverb
flabbiness (ˈflabbiness)
noun
Word origin
var. of flappy < flap

Examples of 'flabby' in a sentence
flabby

Your flabby stomachs and obvious lack of muscle tone are an internet hit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My stomach is flabby and there are acres of it.
The Sun (2011)
Doctors say they can also take fat from flabby thighs and stomachs.
The Sun (2007)
As a nation we have grown soft and weak and flabby.
The Sun (2014)
Remove the flabby skin and cut portions rather than neat slices.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His flabby white skin has been painted blue.
The Sun (2011)
Watching my tummy transform from fat and flabby to toned was amazing.
The Sun (2015)
Lift the chicken out of the pan and use a knife and fork to remove the flabby skin.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
From flabby tummy to yummy mummy!
The Sun (2014)
Come summer, many of us dread getting our flabby bits out on the beach.
The Sun (2006)
I was a bit flabby to be fair.
The Sun (2012)
The problem is that it's all a bit flabby and not enough hard thinking has gone into the making of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The gruelling regime saw him slim to 16st, but he was left with unsightly flabby skin.
The Sun (2009)
But she did it - only to be faced with the' flabby skin.
The Sun (2013)
Let's get rid of all the horrible, flabby bits of our bodies together.
The Sun (2014)
Note which bits hang out, are bigger than you think is normal, which bits look flabby and out of condition.
Lycholat, Tony Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life (1987)
I cannot form a relationship because I am embarrassed to show my flabby skin to a man.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
flabby

British English: flabby /ˈflæbɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Flabby people are rather fat, with loose flesh over their bodies.
This exercise is brilliant for getting rid of flabby tums.
  • American English: flabby
  • Arabic: مُتَرَهِّل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: flácido
  • Chinese: 松弛的
  • Croatian: mlohav
  • Czech: ochablý
  • Danish: lasket
  • Dutch: kwabbig
  • European Spanish: fofo
  • Finnish: veltto
  • French: mou
  • German: schwabbelig
  • Greek: πλαδαρός
  • Italian: flaccido
  • Japanese: たるんだ
  • Korean: 축 늘어진
  • Norwegian: slapp
  • Polish: sflaczały
  • European Portuguese: flácido
  • Romanian: flasc
  • Russian: дряблый
  • Latin American Spanish: fofo
  • Swedish: slapp
  • Thai: หย่อนยาน
  • Turkish: gevşek sarkmış karın vb
  • Ukrainian: обвислий
  • Vietnamese: nhẽo nhèo

1 (adjective) 
Definition
loose or limp
bulging thighs and flabby stomach
Synonyms
limp
The residue can leave the hair limp and dull looking.
hanging
the Old Cutter Inn with a hanging wooden sign out front
loose
Wear loose clothes as they're more comfortable.
slack
The wind had gone, leaving the sails slack.
unfit
I feel so unfit after my holiday, I need to go back to the gym.
sagging
sloppy
baggy
a baggy jumper
floppy
the girl with the floppy hat
lax
exercises to improve lax muscles
drooping
flaccid
Her wrist was limp and flaccid.
pendulous (literary)
a pendulous lower lip
toneless
yielding
Opposites
hard
,
strong
,
firm
,
tough
,
tight
,
solid
,
tense
,
taut
2 (adjective) 
Definition
weak and lacking purpose
Many signs of flabby management remain.
Synonyms
weak
a clash between a weak minister and a domineering civil servant
ineffective
They are burdened with an ineffective leader.
feeble
While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand.
impotent
Bullies can leave people feeling hurt, angry and impotent.
wasteful
ineffectual
The ill-advised and ineffectual policies
disorganized
spineless
bureaucrats and spineless politicians
effete
the sun-starved looks of an effete intellectual
boneless
nerveless
The phone dropped from his nerveless fingers.
enervated
Warm winds make many people feel enervated and depressed.
wussy (slang)
wimpish or wimpy (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of baggy
Definition
(of clothes) hanging loosely
a baggy jumper
Synonyms
loose,
hanging,
slack,
loosened,
bulging,
not fitting,
sagging,
sloppy,
floppy,
billowing,
roomy,
slackened,
ill-fitting,
droopy,
oversize,
not tight
in the sense of effete
Definition
weak, powerless, and decadent
the sun-starved looks of an effete intellectual
Synonyms
weak,
cowardly,
feeble,
ineffectual,
decrepit,
spineless,
enfeebled,
weak-kneed (informal),
enervated,
overrefined,
chicken-hearted,
wimpish or wimpy (informal)
in the sense of enervated
Warm winds make many people feel enervated and depressed.
Synonyms
weakened,
spent,
done in (informal),
weak,
tired,
drained,
undermined,
exhausted,
fatigued,
rundown,
limp,
feeble,
sapped,
worn out,
debilitated,
unnerved,
washed out,
incapacitated,
enfeebled,
devitalized

Nearby words of
flabby

  • flab
  • flabbergasted
  • flabbiness
  • flabby
  • flaccid
  • flaccidity
  • flag

Synonyms of 'flabby'

flabby

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of pendulous
Definition
hanging downwards and swinging freely
a pendulous lower lip
Synonyms
hanging,
swinging,
swaying,
dangling,
sagging,
drooping,
pendent (literary)
in the sense of slack
Definition
not tight, tense, or taut
The wind had gone, leaving the sails slack.
Synonyms
loose,
hanging,
flapping,
baggy
in the sense of spineless
Definition
behaving in a cowardly way
bureaucrats and spineless politicians
Synonyms
weak,
soft,
cowardly,
ineffective,
feeble,
yellow (informal),
inadequate,
pathetic,
submissive,
squeamish,
vacillating,
boneless,
gutless (informal),
weak-willed,
weak-kneed (informal),
faint-hearted,
irresolute,
spiritless,
chickenshit (US, slang),
lily-livered,
without a will of your own
in the sense of unfit
Definition
in poor physical condition
I feel so unfit after my holiday, I need to go back to the gym.
Synonyms
out of shape,
feeble,
unhealthy,
debilitated,
flabby,
decrepit,
in poor condition,
out of trim,
out of kilter
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