as in limp
not stiff in structure
the flaccid stalks of celery that had been around for far too long
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Recent Examples of flaccid
On the contrary, a hypotonic pelvic floor is when the muscles are flaccid and not very reactive.
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Mónica Heras, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
There was a return to very slight growth for U.K. retail sales volumes last year, but concerns are increasing that high-profile British and American cyber attacks targeting major retail chains will undermine the flaccid gains seen so far this year.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The competition for the rights was flaccid: the Wall Street Journal reported that Disney had offered fourteen million dollars; Netflix and Apple had declined to bid.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Skepticism about originals dates back to the start of the studio system, but their standing has been further weakened by the recent flaccid responses to The Amateur, a spy thriller; Drop, a horror movie; and The Alto Knights, a period gangster movie.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mónica Heras, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
There was a return to very slight growth for U.K. retail sales volumes last year, but concerns are increasing that high-profile British and American cyber attacks targeting major retail chains will undermine the flaccid gains seen so far this year.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The competition for the rights was flaccid: the Wall Street Journal reported that Disney had offered fourteen million dollars; Netflix and Apple had declined to bid.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Skepticism about originals dates back to the start of the studio system, but their standing has been further weakened by the recent flaccid responses to The Amateur, a spy thriller; Drop, a horror movie; and The Alto Knights, a period gangster movie.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaccid
Adjective
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After arriving at the residential property, a woman, who was not publicly identified, rushed toward him while carrying the limp baby in her arms.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Chip had marked the birds down and brought them to me, warm, soft, and limp, one at a time.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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This one’s floppy collar drew me in, while the $25 price kept me on the page.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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As a remedy, researchers have created a soft mechanical metamaterial—a rubber sheet cut into a repeating pattern—that can perform matrix-vector multiplication using floppy modes, or motions that require almost no energy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Flaccid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaccid. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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