LIMP

(SOFT) [adjective] -er, -est - soft and neither firm nor stiffHis idea of a salad is half a tomato on a limp lettuce leaf.When you meet my father remember to shake his hand firmly, because he doesn't trust people with a limp handshake.(figurative) I felt completely limp (= lacking energy) after the race.(figurative) The government does not want to be seen as having a limp (= weak) response to terrorism.If you say that a man has a limp wrist you mean that he lacks the characteristics which men are traditionally expected to possess, or that he is homosexual.Jane's new boyfriend seems a little limp-wristed to me.(figurative) The government's limp-wristed (= weak and not effective) policy on law and order is encouraging crime.