flabby

adjective

flab·​by ˈfla-bē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
flabbier; flabbiest
Synonyms of flabbynext
1
: lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
2
: weak and ineffective : feeble
flabbily
ˈfla-bə-lē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
adverb
flabbiness
ˈfla-bē-nəs How to pronounce flabby (audio)
noun

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Examples of flabby in a Sentence

his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 His pale face and flabby jowls belie too much time spent under fluorescent office lighting, too little in the gym. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 Ripe red fruits but a good snap of acid keeps in from being too plush and flabby. — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flabby

Word History

Etymology

alteration of flappy

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flabby was in 1694

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flabby

adjective
flab·​by ˈflab-ē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
flabbier; flabbiest
: not hard and firm : soft
flabbily
ˈflab-ə-lē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
adverb
flabbiness
ˈflab-ē-nəs How to pronounce flabby (audio)
noun

Medical Definition

flabby

adjective
flab·​by ˈflab-ē How to pronounce flabby (audio)
flabbier; flabbiest
: lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
flabbiness
ˈflab-ē-nəs How to pronounce flabby (audio)
noun

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