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flac⋅cid

[flak-sid, flas-id]

–adjective

1.	soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.

2.	lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.

Origin:
1610–20; < L flaccidus flabby, equiv. to flacc(ēre) to grow weak, languish + -idus -id ⁴

Related forms:

flac⋅cid⋅i⋅ty, flac⋅cid⋅ness, noun

flac⋅cid⋅ly, adverb

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flac·cid (flās'ĭd, flāk'sĭd)

adj.

Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone. See Synonyms at limp.
Lacking vigor or energy: flaccid management.

[Latin flaccidus, from flaccus, flabby.]
flac·cid'i·ty (-sĭd'ĭ-tē), flac'cid·ness n., flac'cid·ly adv.

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Flaccid

Flac"cid\, a. [L. flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.] Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.

Religious profession . . . has become flacced. --I. Taylor. -- Flac"cid*ly, adv. -- Flac"cid*ness, n.

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flaccid

1620, from Fr. flaccide, from L. flaccidus "flabby," from flaccus "flabby," of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's onomatopoeic).

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Main Entry: flac·cid
Pronunciation: 'flas-&d, 'flak-s&d
Function: adjective
: not firm or stiff; also : lacking normal oryouthful firmness <flaccid muscles> —flac·cid·i·ty /fla(k)-'sid-&t-E/ noun plural -ties

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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