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flabbinesses

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flab⋅by

  [flab-ee]
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–adjective, -bi⋅er, -bi⋅est.
1. hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
2. having such flesh.
3. lacking strength or determination.
Origin:
1690–1700; appar. expressive alter. of earlier flappy, with same sense; see flap, -y 1 ; cf. late ME flabband (attested once), evidently with sense “flapping”

Related forms:
flab⋅bi⋅ly, adverb
flab⋅bi⋅ness, noun
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flabby 
1697, variant of flappy, which is recorded in the sense of "softly fleshy" from 1598.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: flab·by
Pronunciation: 'flab-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: flab·bi·er; -est
: lacking resilienceor firmness : FLACCID —flab·bi·ness /'flab-E-n&s/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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