flabby
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++flab·by /ˈflæbi/ ●○○ adjective informal 1 FAThaving unattractive soft loose flesh rather than strong muscles 〔肌肉〕松弛的，松垂的 a flabby stomach 松弛的腹部► see thesaurus at fat2 EFFECTIVEused to describe something that is weak or not effective 软弱的，无力的 OPP powerful intellectually flabby arguments 说不通的论据 The band’s performance was tired and flabby. 乐队的表演有气无力。 —flabbiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
flabby• Her body was getting old and flabby.• Feeling flabby after all that festive food?• Suddenly this flabby and overweight woman decided to do what younger and more athletic daredevils had shrunk from doing.• He has a big tummy and his arms all flabby and they quiver.• Because he is so flabby in his body I think.• It was that of a young man, tall but somewhat flabby muscled.• He was neither pallid nor flabby, prison had not marked him in the ways she expected.• She's gotten flabby since she stopped swimming.• When he took her hand in his, it was flabby, soft and tremulous.• John's flabby white thighs wobbled as he walked across the beach.Origin flabby (1600-1700) Perhaps from flappy, from flapflab·by adjectiveChineseSyllable
unattractive having muscles flesh loose than Corpus strong rather soft
flabby
flab‧by /ˈflæbi/
adjective informal
a flabby stomach
2. used to describe something that is weak or not effective
OPP powerful:
intellectually flabby arguments
The band’s performance was tired and flabby.
—flabbiness noun [uncountable]
▪ fat having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat. It is also better not to use any of these words when talking directly to someone about their body: She thinks she’s fat. | He looks the same, just a little fatter.
▪overweight weighing more than you should: Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight. | She was several kilos overweight.
▪big/large used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English: My father was a big man. | two large ladies
▪obese extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health: He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers.
▪chubby slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children: A chubby little baby was playing on the rug.
▪plump a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way: Her mother was a plump cheerful woman.
▪flabby having soft loose skin that looks unattractive: a flabby stomach | Her body was getting old and flabby.
▪portly literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men: The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman.
flab‧by /ˈflæbi/
adjective informal Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from flappy, from flap
1. having unattractive soft loose flesh rather than strong muscles:Origin: Perhaps from flappy, from flap
2. used to describe something that is weak or not effective
OPP powerful:
—flabbiness noun [uncountable]
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