Lacking normal or youthful firmness How to use flaccid in a sentence. Flaccid skin a politician’s flaccid remarks (definition of flaccid from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) See examples of flaccid used in a sentence. Definition of flaccid adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You use flaccid to describe a part of someone's body when it is unpleasantly soft and not hard or firm I picked up her wrist It was limp and flaccid. Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness Flaccid (comparative more flaccid, superlative most flaccid) flabby Lacking firmness or muscle tone
But which spelling is right The correct spelling is flaccid This adjective describes something that is soft, limp, or lacking firmness. We get the word flaccid from the latin flaccus, which meant flabby. the meaning is pretty much the same today, though it applies to more than physical flab Flaccid pops up in conversation to describe lackluster leadership, dull conversation, and even feeble attempts at word definitions.
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