flaccidly
In drooping fashion
Flaccidly means in a limp, soft, or slack manner—without firmness or tension.
A flag hangs flaccidly in still air.
An arm dangles flaccidly at someone's side.
The word often suggests a lack of vigor or energy: He waved flaccidly from the couch.
Without much force
- ineffectuallyWithout producing intended results
- powerlesslyWithout ability to act
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
- impotentlyWithout strength or influence
helplessly · ineffectively · fragilely · limply · meekly · pathetically
Without being tight
In a weary manner
- lethargicallyIn a drowsy, sluggish manner
- apatheticallyWithout interest or emotion
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
- torpidlyIn a dormant manner
indifferently · spiritlessly · lifelessly · dully · wearily · passively · halfheartedly · unenthusiastically
weakly
Without much force
- ineffectuallyWithout producing intended results
- powerlesslyWithout ability to act
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
impotently · helplessly · ineffectively · fragilely · limply · meekly · pathetically
loosely
Without being tight
languidly
In a weary manner
- lethargicallyIn a drowsy, sluggish manner
- apatheticallyWithout interest or emotion
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
torpidly · indifferently · spiritlessly · lifelessly · dully · wearily · passively · halfheartedly · unenthusiastically
drooping
Hanging or bending downward
loose · wilting · floppy · pendulous · hanging · lax · droopy · flopping · slumping · collapsing
flaccidlyvigorously
With forceful enthusiasm
spiritedly · energetically · forcefully · dynamically · robustly
- flaccid paralysisLoss of tone and movement