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   flab·by

   /ˈflabē/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a part of a person's body) soft, loose, and fleshy: "this exercise helps to flatten a flabby stomach" Similar softlooseflaccidunfirmyieldingslacklaxout of tonedroopingdroopysaggingsaggypendulouslimpOpposite firmtaut
   • ▪ (of a person) having soft loose flesh. Similar fatfleshyoverweightplumpchubbyportlyrotundmeatybroad in the beamof ample proportionsobesecorpulentbloatedgrossinformal:blubberyout of shapetubbyroly-polybeefyporkywell paddedwell coveredwell upholsteredlard-arsedOpposite thinlean
   • ▪ not tightly controlled, powerful, or effective: "the quartet playing was uncommitted and flabby"

   Word Origin late 17th century: alteration of earlier flappy.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flabbily adverb
   • 2. flabbiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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