Antonyms for flaccid

Grammar : Adj

Spell : flak-sid, flas-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflæk sɪd, ˈflæs ɪd

Definition of flaccid

Origin : 1610s, from French flaccide or directly from Latin flaccidus "flabby," from flaccus "flabby, flap-eared," of uncertain origin (OED suggests it's imitative). Related: Flaccidly; flaccidity.

adj drooping

Example sentences :

He lifted his head and sniffed the flaccid air, which was laden with a heavy odour.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

That the Intermediatist is likely to be a flaccid compromiser.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

He felt weak and shaky but resentment energized his flaccid muscles.
Extract from : « The Stars, My Brothers » by Edmond Hamilton

His flaccid mind had never questioned the truth of its dogmas.
Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke

But how could something happen in a world of flat gold sand and flaccid sea?
Extract from : « Cully » by Jack Egan

The left lung was light and flaccid, when compared to the right.
Extract from : « An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis » by Archibald Makellar

The muscles were limp and flaccid, not having had time to stiffen.
Extract from : « Buckskin Mose » by Buckskin Mose

They are gone, and we are left—an unprejudiced, but an invertebrate and a flaccid, generation.
Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell

The sense is limp and flaccid, showing that the mind is flabby.
Extract from : « English Secularism » by George Jacob Holyoake

His tail is flaccid, and as long again as his head and body.
Extract from : « Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) » by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

Synonyms for flaccid

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