flaccid
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sɪd, ˈflæs Origin:
1610–20; < Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus -id4
1610–20; < Latin flaccidus flabby, equivalent to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus -id4
Related forms
flac·cid·i·ty, flac·cid·ness, noun
flac·cid·ly, adverb
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flaccid (ˈflæksɪd, ˈflæs-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| lacking firmness; soft and limp; flabby | |
| [C17: from Latin flaccidus, from flaccus] | |
| flac'cidity | |
| —n | |
| 'flaccidness | |
| —n | |
| 'flaccidly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
flaccid
1620, from Fr. flaccide, from L. flaccidus "flabby," from flaccus "flabby," of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's onomatopoeic).
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Medical Dictionary
flaccid flac·cid (flāk'sĭd, flās'ĭd)
adj.
Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.
flac·cid'i·ty (-sĭd'ĭ-tē) or flac'cid·ness n.
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Example sentences
On earlier occasions, either the skin was flaccid or the meat dry.
It entered our lives around kindergarten as the glossy and flaccid pink rectangles between buttered bread.
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