flabbier; flabbiest
1
: lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid
a flabby belly
2
: weak and ineffective : feeble
a flabby defense
Examples of flabby in a Sentence
his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
There is a counterargument on Musk, rooted in two factors: One is that Musk’s disruption was aimed at a federal government that many Americans agree is swollen and flabby.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flabby
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“Flabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flabby. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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