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adjective, -er, -est.
1.
lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
2.
lacking vitality; weary; tired; fatigued: Limp with exhaustion, she dropped into the nearest chair.
3.
without firmness, force, energy, etc., as of character: limp, spiritless prose.
4.
flexible; not stiff or rigid: a Bible in a limp leather binding.
Origin:
1700–10; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic limpa slackness, limpilegur soft, flabby
1700–10; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic limpa slackness, limpilegur soft, flabby
Related forms
limp·ly, adverb
limp·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. flabby, flaccid, soft. 2, 3. feeble, weak.
1. flabby, flaccid, soft. 2, 3. feeble, weak.
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Word Origin & History
limp
1706, "flaccid, drooping," of obscure origin, perhaps related to limp (v.).
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Medical Dictionary
limp (lĭmp)
n.
An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait; a claudication. v. limped, limp·ing, limps
To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
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