bonelessly
Like melting butter
Bonelessly describes movement that appears to lack skeletal structure—fluid, limp, or utterly relaxed.
A cat might drape itself bonelessly across a chair; a dancer might move bonelessly through a routine.
The word suggests either graceful fluidity or complete lack of tension: He collapsed bonelessly onto the couch after the marathon.
Soft, lacking firmness
- floppyLacking rigidity, bending easily
- slackAbsence of tautness
- saggingBending downward weakly
- droopingHanging or bending downward
collapsed · dangling · ragdoll · slumped · gelatinous · puddle · pooling · draped
Lacking firmness or rigidity
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
- sappedDepleted of vitality
spent · fatigued · weary · depleted · powerless · strengthless · enfeebled · wilted
flaccid
Soft, lacking firmness
drooping · collapsed · dangling · ragdoll · slumped · gelatinous · puddle · pooling · draped · hanging
limp
Lacking firmness or rigidity
sapped · spent · fatigued · weary · depleted · powerless · strengthless · enfeebled · wilted · flagging
fluid
Substance that flows
serpentine · undulating · liquid · smooth · seamless · balletic · lithe · svelte · willowy · sylphlike
languid
Weak and without vigor
unwound · dissolving · softening · yielding · surrendering · releasing · carefree · tranquil · serene · calm
bonelesslyrigidly
In an unyielding manner
stiffly · inflexibly · erectly · uprightly · woodenly
- boneless wingsBreaded poultry pieces, sauced
- boneless hamCured pork, skeleton removed
- boneless breastPoultry cut, cartilage removed