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Narrator: Today's word is "Flabby" — adjective, pronounced /ˈflæbi/, with the stress on "flab".
Narrator: Flabby means soft, loose and out of condition, especially of body tissue.
Narrator: In plain English, flabby describes soft, loose flesh — like flabby arms from lack of exercise.
Narrator: It probably comes from the word flab, meaning soft flesh, plus the suffix y, of imitative origin.
Narrator: "Flabby arms" describes arms that are soft and lacking muscle tone.
Narrator: It differs from fat because flabby is about looseness, whereas fat is about excess weight.
Narrator: "A flabby argument" is a figurative sense meaning weak and lacking substance.
Narrator: Fitness, health, description and everyday speech all rely on the word flabby.
Narrator: So remember: flabby means soft and loose, possibly from the word flab.
Speaker A: What does flabby mean?
Speaker B: Soft and loose! FLABBY probably comes from flab, soft flesh, so it means out of condition, especially of body tissue.
Speaker A: So flabby arms lack muscle?
Speaker B: Yes — soft and loose!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Flabby arms"; "a flabby argument"; "flabby muscles" — body, weakness and tone.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse flabby with flappy, because flabby means soft and loose, while flappy means loose and waving.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Soft' the general cousin, 'saggy' the drooping twin, 'flaccid' the formal alternative. The word keeps its soft charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "flabby" in AI prompts — useful for fitness apps and writing tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame fitness?
Speaker B: Right. For a fitness app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to toning flabby arms, naming two exercises.
Speaker A: How about a writing tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to strengthening a flabby argument, naming two tips.
Speaker A: Could it help with a health bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame fitness:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why flabby muscles are a concern, naming one risk.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a writing chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on avoiding flabby prose, naming one tip.
Flabby — meaning in Arabic & definition More F courses GL Dictionary