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flaccid in German

flaccid in German is schlaff — flaccid means soft and limp; lacking firmness.

flaccid in German

schlaff
adj
Flabby; lacking firmness or muscle tone.

What does "flaccid" mean?

  1. adj Soft and limp; lacking firmness.
    "The plant's leaves turned flaccid without water."
  2. adj Lacking energy, force, or conviction.
    "The flaccid economy of the 1970s rendered Americans even more hostile toward liberal welfare policies."
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flaccid in a sentence

  • The plant's leaves turned flaccid without water.
  • Colonel Korn, a stocky, dark, flaccid man with a shapeless paunch, sat completely relaxed on one of the benches in the front row, his hands clasped comfortably over the top of his bald and swarthy head.
  • The flaccid economy of the 1970s rendered Americans even more hostile toward liberal welfare policies.
  • Critics called the sequel a flaccid retread of the original.

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What is "flaccid" in German?
"flaccid" in German is schlaff. flaccid means: Soft and limp; lacking firmness.
How do you use "flaccid" in a sentence?
Example: "The plant's leaves turned flaccid without water." In German, "flaccid" is schlaff.
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