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   flaccid

   /ˈflasɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant: "she took his flaccid hand in hers" Similar softlooseflabbyunfirmyieldingslacklaxout of tonetonelessdroopingdroopysaggingsaggypendulouslimpfloppywiltingOpposite firmtaut
   • ▪ (of plant tissue) drooping or inelastic through lack of water.
   • ▪ lacking vigour or effectiveness: "the flaccid leadership campaign was causing concern" Similar lacklustreineffectiveineffectuallifelesslistlessmutedspiritlesslustrelessuninspiringapatheticunanimatedtameworthlessfutilefruitlessOpposite spirited

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French flaccide or Latin flaccidus, from flaccus ‘flabby’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flaccidity noun
   • 2. flaccidly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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