February 4, 2011

    I let my fingers do the walking and scored:

FLACCID (pronounced flak-sid) as an adjective:
  1. When speaking of part of the body, it means to be soft and hanging loosely or limply, esp. so as to look or feel unpleasant. Used in this sense, it could be said "Her cheeks had become flaccid with age."

  2. When speaking of plant tissue, it means to be drooping or inelastic because of the lack of water. When using this word for plants, one could say "The celery in my fridge had been unused for so long that it had become as flaccid as a wet noodle."

  3. When speaking figuratively, it means to be lacking force or effectiveness. When speaking of a politician, one might choose to describe him in this way: "The newly elected governor's leadership style is so flaccid as to have no effect."