— flabbily , adv. — flabbiness , n.
/flab"ee/ , adj., flabbier, flabbiest .
1. hanging loosely or limply, as flesh or muscles; flaccid.
2. having such flesh.
3. lacking strength or determination.
[ 1690-1700; appar. expressive alter. of earlier flappy, with same sense; see FLAP, -Y 1 ; cf. late ME flabband (attested once), evidently with sense "flapping" ]