as in limp
not stiff in structure
the flaccid stalks of celery that had been around for far too long
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Wen: Acute flaccid myelitis is a condition that has only recently been named, in 2014.
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Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Because despite these three strong performances, The Cut can't overcome its overwrought script by Justin Bull (with a story from Mark Lane) and Sean Ellis' flaccid direction.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Starmer has to create a virtuous circle in which a radical renewal of the United Kingdom’s sclerotic democracy feeds into and is in turn fed by an energetic revival of its flaccid economy.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
There are flaccid attempts to build stories within that structure, including trips home to meet the girls’ families and the revelation of various heartbreaking secrets.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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Faye Chiu, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
Because despite these three strong performances, The Cut can't overcome its overwrought script by Justin Bull (with a story from Mark Lane) and Sean Ellis' flaccid direction.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Starmer has to create a virtuous circle in which a radical renewal of the United Kingdom’s sclerotic democracy feeds into and is in turn fed by an energetic revival of its flaccid economy.
—Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
There are flaccid attempts to build stories within that structure, including trips home to meet the girls’ families and the revelation of various heartbreaking secrets.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for flaccid
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“Flaccid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaccid. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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