Flaccid
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adjective.
Lacking firmness; hanging limply.
adjective.
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Soft and limber; lax; drooping by its own weight; without firmness or elasticity; flabby: as,
flaccid
flesh.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Flabby
.
adjective.
Soft
;
floppy
.
adjective.
Lacking energy or vigor.
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adjective.
out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
adjective.
drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness
Word Usage
"My guess is, the use of the word flaccid was no accident."
Equivalent
soft
unfit
Same Context
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ashen
boneless
clammy
colorless
flabby
Synonym
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anemic
asthenic
baggy
bloodless
chicken