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flaccid

English

Etymology

From Latin flaccidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?flæks?d/, /?flæs?d/
  • Rhymes: -æks?d, -æs?d
  • Hyphenation: flac?cid

Adjective

flaccid (comparative more flaccid, superlative most flaccid)

  1. Flabby.
  2. Soft; floppy.
    • 2006, Simon LeVay, Sharon McBride Valente, Human Sexuality, page 93:
      They first measured along the top surface of the flaccid penis, [...]
  3. Lacking energy or vigor.

Antonyms

  • erect
  • firm
  • turgid

Related terms

  • flaccidly

Translations

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puffed

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p?ft/

Etymology 1

puff +? -ed

Verb

puffed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of puff

Adjective

puffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)

  1. Inflated or swollen.
  2. Consisting of a puff. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. Gathered up into rounded ridges.
    The dress had puffed sleeves.
  4. (of cereals) Expanded by the use of steam.

Etymology 2

Shortened from puffed out.

Adjective

puffed (comparative more puffed, superlative most puffed)

  1. (informal) Synonym of puffed out (panting from exercise)

Anagrams

  • depuff

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