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View usage for: (flæbi) Word forms: comparative flabbier, superlative flabbiest1. adjectiveFlabby 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. adjectiveIf 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 -biest1. 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 ˈflabbiest1. lacking firmness; limp and soft; flaccid flabby muscles Derived forms flabbily (ˈflabbily) adverb flabbiness (ˈflabbiness) noun Word origin var. of flappy < flap Examples of 'flabby' in a sentenceflabby Your flabby stomachs and obvious lack of muscle tone are an internet hit.My stomach is flabby and there are acres of it.Doctors say they can also take fat from flabby thighs and stomachs.As a nation we have grown soft and weak and flabby.Remove the flabby skin and cut portions rather than neat slices.His flabby white skin has been painted blue.Watching my tummy transform from fat and flabby to toned was amazing.Lift the chicken out of the pan and use a knife and fork to remove the flabby skin.From flabby tummy to yummy mummy!Come summer, many of us dread getting our flabby bits out on the beach.I was a bit flabby to be fair.The problem is that it's all a bit flabby and not enough hard thinking has gone into the making of it.The gruelling regime saw him slim to 16st, but he was left with unsightly flabby skin.But she did it - only to be faced with the' flabby skin.Let's get rid of all the horrible, flabby bits of our bodies together.Note which bits hang out, are bigger than you think is normal, which bits look flabby and out of condition.I cannot form a relationship because I am embarrassed to show my flabby skin to a man. 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
Definition loose or limp bulging thighs and flabby stomach Synonyms sagging sloppy drooping toneless yielding Opposites hard , strong , firm , tough , tight , solid , tense , taut Definition weak and lacking purpose Many signs of flabby management remain. Synonyms wasteful disorganized boneless wussy (slang) wimpish or wimpy (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition (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 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) 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 - flab
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- flabbiness
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Additional synonymsDefinition hanging downwards and swinging freely a pendulous lower lip Synonyms hanging, swinging, swaying, dangling, sagging, drooping, pendent (literary) Definition not tight, tense, or taut The wind had gone, leaving the sails slack. Synonyms loose, hanging, flapping, baggyDefinition 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 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 |