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flaccidly

/ˈfɫækɪdli/ adv

In a flaccid manner

Word Origin From Latin flaccidus 'flabby, limp' — flaccidly means in a limp, drooping manner. The root is related to 'flaccid' itself, and the -ly suffix makes it an adverb. The Latin word probably came from a root meaning 'to hang down.'

adv In a flaccid manner

The overcooked vegetables hung flaccidly over the edge of the plate.

(副词) 松弛地；软塌塌地；无力地

煮过头的蔬菜软塌塌地耷拉在盘子边缘。

(adverbio) fláccidamente; flojo; blandamente [De manera fláccida.]

Las verduras sobrecocidas colgaban fláccidamente del borde del plato.

(adverbe) mollement; flasquement; sans tonicité; avachi [De manière molle et flasque, sans tonicité.]

Les légumes trop cuits pendaient flaccidly sur le bord de l'assiette.

(Adverb) schlaff; schlapp [auf schlaffe, kraftlose oder ohne Spannung wirkende Weise; schlaff herabhängend.]

Das überkochte Gemüse hing **flaccidly** über den Tellerrand.

(副詞) ぶよぶよに; 張りを失って

食べ過ぎた野菜はぶよぶよになって、お皿の縁からはみ出していた。

(advérbio) flacidamente; murchamente [De maneira flácida; murchamente.]

Os legumes cozidos demais pendiam flacidamente sobre a borda do prato.

Synonyms: limply floppily loosely droopily weakly slackly limpingly saggingly Antonyms: firmly stiffly rigidly tautly
Word parts: flaccid + ly

Related words

flaccidity flaccidness

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