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flab⋅by

  [flab-ee]
–adjective, -bi⋅er, -bi⋅est.
1. hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
2. having such flesh.
3. lacking strength or determination.
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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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flab·by   (flāb'ē)   
adj.   flab·bi·er, flab·bi·est

  1. Lacking firmness; flaccid: getting flabby around the waist. See Synonyms at limp.

  2. Lacking force or vitality; ineffectual: flabby self-pity.


[Alteration of flappy, tending to flap, from flap.]
flab'bi·ly adv., flab'bi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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