flaccid

[ flak-sid, flas-id ]

/ ˈflæk sɪd, ˈflæs ɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR flaccid ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.

lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.

Origin of flaccid

1610–20; <Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus-id⁴

OTHER WORDS FROM flaccid

flac·cid·i·ty, flac·cid·ness, nounflac·cid·ly, adverb

Words nearby flaccid

flabbergasted, flabby, flabellate, flabelli-, flabellum, flaccid, flack, flackery, flacon, flag, flag captain

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Example sentences from the Web for flaccid

In our less sexist age, Barack Obama has nevertheless found his Syria policy called “flaccid” and “impotent.”
Obama and Syria: Fighting the Wimp Factor|Gil Troy|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Waiting for a taxi, he breathed in the spicy, flaccid atmosphere of the city and felt the strangeness of things around him.
Olivia Manning, Married to the War|Lauren Elkin|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jerran thrust his pick under the flaccid corpse and tossed it with one quick motion into the hole.
The Buttoned Sky|Geoff St. Reynard
The abdomen is soft and flaccid and the affected coil is rarely to be felt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various

The actressviewing the return of her countrymen, with flaccid pocketbooks, from the land of dollarshad no misgivings.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905|Various
There are many politicians in every epoch whose principles grow slack and flaccid at the approach of the golden sun of royalty.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)|John Morley
Go below again, and it becomes moist, flaccid, and almost wet.
Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane

British Dictionary definitions for flaccid

flaccid

/ (ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæs-) /

adjective

lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby

Derived forms of flaccid

flaccidity or flaccidness, nounflaccidly, adverb

Word Origin for flaccid

C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus

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Medical definitions for flaccid

flaccid

[ flăs′sĭd, flăk′ĭd ]

adj.

Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.

Other words from flaccid

flac•cid′i•ty (-sĭd′ĭ-tē) n.

单词	flaccid
释义	flaccid [ flak-sid, flas-id ] / ˈflæk sɪd, ˈflæs ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flaccid ON THESAURUS.COM adjective soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps. lacking force; weak: flaccid prose. Origin of flaccid 1610–20; <Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus-id⁴ OTHER WORDS FROM flaccid flac·cid·i·ty, flac·cid·ness, nounflac·cid·ly, adverb Words nearby flaccid flabbergasted, flabby, flabellate, flabelli-, flabellum, flaccid, flack, flackery, flacon, flag, flag captain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flaccid In our less sexist age, Barack Obama has nevertheless found his Syria policy called “flaccid” and “impotent.” Obama and Syria: Fighting the Wimp Factor\|Gil Troy\|September 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Waiting for a taxi, he breathed in the spicy, flaccid atmosphere of the city and felt the strangeness of things around him. Olivia Manning, Married to the War\|Lauren Elkin\|June 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Jerran thrust his pick under the flaccid corpse and tossed it with one quick motion into the hole. The Buttoned Sky\|Geoff St. Reynard The abdomen is soft and flaccid and the affected coil is rarely to be felt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6\|Various The actressviewing the return of her countrymen, with flaccid pocketbooks, from the land of dollarshad no misgivings. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905\|Various There are many politicians in every epoch whose principles grow slack and flaccid at the approach of the golden sun of royalty. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)\|John Morley Go below again, and it becomes moist, flaccid, and almost wet. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack\|Elisha Kent Kane British Dictionary definitions for flaccid flaccid / (ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæs-) / adjective lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby Derived forms of flaccid flaccidity or flaccidness, nounflaccidly, adverb Word Origin for flaccid C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flaccid debilitated, enervated, flabby, flimsy, inelastic, lax, limp, loose, nerveless, slack, soft, weak, weakened, quaggy, emasculated, enfeebled, sapped Medical definitions for flaccid flaccid [ flăs′sĭd, flăk′ĭd ] adj. Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone. Other words from flaccid flac•cid′i•ty (-sĭd′ĭ-tē) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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