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flabby

/ˈflæbi/
/ˈflæbi/
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Other forms: flabbier; flabbiest

If you're flabby, you're out of shape, with a soft, slack body. Some people join a gym when they're feeling a little flabby.

People who are flabby aren't star athletes — you may be flabby after a long, cold winter spent mostly indoors, or feel flabby as you struggle to hike up a mountain. You can describe other things as figuratively flabby too, if they're a little sloppy or weak. Flabby writing is messy and disorganized, and a flabby politician is ineffective. Flabby started as flappy, "softly fleshy," in the 16th century.

Definitions of flabby
  1. adjective
    out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
    flabby around the middle”
    synonyms: flaccid, soft
    unfit
    not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition
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