flaccid

Word family adverbflaccidlyadjectiveflaccidnounflaccidness

flac·cid /ˈflæsɪd, ˈflæksɪd/ adjectiveadj technical

Msoft and weak instead of firm 松弛的；松垂的

a flaccid penis

疲软的阴茎

—flaccidity /flæˈsɪdəti, flæk-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

flaccid• The legs were loose, the belly flaccid and limp.• Pulled out of its tube and drained of its color, the worm is decidedly flaccid and unattractive.• He had a left hemiplegia, and was flaccid at first, although the flaccidity soon started changing to spasticity.• Some of the envelopes bulged with mail, others sat limply in their allocated space, flaccid from lack of correspondence.• flaccid muscles• There was no mistaking the flaccid outlines of a suit that had lost its pressure and was open to vacuum.• In flaccid prose Shaftesbury rambles on with an air of affected conversational ease which projects the persona of the patronising aristocrat.• He staggered, jerking the flaccid weight higher on his shoulder.

Origin flaccid

(1600-1700) Latin flaccidus, from flaccus “soft and loose”

词汇	flaccid
释义	flaccid Word family adverbflaccidlyadjectiveflaccidnounflaccidness flac·cid /ˈflæsɪd, ˈflæksɪd/ adjectiveadj technical Msoft and weak instead of firm 松弛的；松垂的 a flaccid penis 疲软的阴茎 —flaccidity /flæˈsɪdəti, flæk-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus flaccid• The legs were loose, the belly flaccid and limp.• Pulled out of its tube and drained of its color, the worm is decidedly flaccid and unattractive.• He had a left hemiplegia, and was flaccid at first, although the flaccidity soon started changing to spasticity.• Some of the envelopes bulged with mail, others sat limply in their allocated space, flaccid from lack of correspondence.• flaccid muscles• There was no mistaking the flaccid outlines of a suit that had lost its pressure and was open to vacuum.• In flaccid prose Shaftesbury rambles on with an air of affected conversational ease which projects the persona of the patronising aristocrat.• He staggered, jerking the flaccid weight higher on his shoulder. Origin flaccid (1600-1700) Latin flaccidus, from flaccus “soft and loose”
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