as in soft
giving easily to the touch
his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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Recent Examples of flabby
Ripe red fruits but a good snap of acid keeps in from being too plush and flabby.
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The long and flabby performance was, at the least, a squandered political opportunity.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Still, viewers hear Shirer’s words that Hitler was flabby, ordinary and unimpressive.
—Alan Zeitlin, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The long and flabby performance was, at the least, a squandered political opportunity.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
Still, viewers hear Shirer’s words that Hitler was flabby, ordinary and unimpressive.
—Alan Zeitlin, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flabby
Adjective
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Rande, 62, matched his wife's and daughter's soft elegance by wearing a classic black tux with a white collared shirt and back tie.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Keeping the skin moisturized can be helpful to keep the skin feeling soft and smooth and also to minimize the itching that may aggravate psoriasis.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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From summer through early fall hardy begonia displays loose floppy clusters of pink fragrant blooms visited by pollinators.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Jones had ordered multiple shoes from AliExpress, only to realize that their floppy construction and nearly non-existent grip created their own dangers.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, the fridge's environment can speed up the aging process of these foods, leading to a mushy product and a poor taste.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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Violent updrafts and mushy hail Juno and Hubble images from 2017 showed a powerful updraft near the heart of the storm, pumping ammonia from deep within Jupiter's atmosphere and rushing it upward to the peaks of the towering storm clouds.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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The dough is too spongy, and the whole thing just doesn’t come together the way a great Neapolitan pizza should.—
Jamie Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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The keyboard itself is pleasant enough to type on, with moderate feedback while avoiding the squishy feel some budget systems have.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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It's taken us a long time to see fat as a dynamic organ that isn’t just squishy storage for extra calories.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Flabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flabby. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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