— flaccidity, flaccidness , n. — flaccidly , adv.
/flak"sid, flas"id/ , adj.
1. soft and limp; not firm; flabby: flaccid biceps.
2. lacking force; weak: flaccid prose.
[ 1610-20; flaccidus flabby, equiv. to flacc ( ere ) to grow weak, languish + -idus -ID 4 ]