flabby muscles

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• flabby — [flab′ē] adj. flabbier, flabbiest [var. of flappy < FLAP] 1. lacking firmness; limp and soft; flaccid [flabby muscles] 2. lacking force; weak flabbily adv. flabbiness n …   English World dictionary

• flabby — flab•by [[t]ˈflæb i[/t]] adj. bi•er, bi•est 1) lacking firmness or tone; flaccid: flabby muscles[/ex] 2) lacking determination; weak • Etymology: 1690–1700; appar. alter. of earlier flappy flab′bi•ly, adv. flab′bi•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• flabby — flab|by [ˈflæbi] adj informal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from flappy, from flap] 1.) having unattractive soft loose flesh rather than strong muscles ▪ a flabby stomach 2.) used to describe something that is weak or not effective ≠… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flabby — adjective informal 1 having soft, loose fat rather than strong muscles: She s getting old and flabby. 2 a flabby argument, excuse etc is weak and not effective flabbiness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• flabby — flabbily, adv. flabbiness, n. /flab ee/, adj., flabbier, flabbiest. 1. hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid. 2. having such flesh. 3. lacking strength or determination. [1690 1700; appar. expressive alter. of earlier flappy,… …   Universalium

• flabby — /ˈflæbi / (say flabee) adjective (flabbier, flabbiest) 1. hanging loosely or limply, as flesh, muscles, etc. 2. having such flesh. 3. lacking firmness, as character, persons, principles, utterances, etc.; feeble. –noun (plural flabbies) 4.… …  

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• soft — [sôft, säft] adj. [ME < OE softe, gentle, quiet < sefte, akin to Ger sanft < IE base * sem , together, together with > SMOOTH, SAME: basic sense “fitting, friendly, suited to”] 1. giving way easily under pressure, as a feather pillow… …   English World dictionary

• Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… …   Wikipedia

• pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… …   Universalium

• Demersal fish — Bluespotted ribbontail ray resting on the seafloor Demersal fish live on or near the bottom of the sea or lakes.[1] They occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or rocks …   Wikipedia