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
- 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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