limply
Drooping, lacking firmness
Limply means in a limp manner—without firmness, strength, or energy.
A flag hangs limply when there's no wind.
A hand offered limply lacks grip or enthusiasm.
Her arm dangled limply at her side.
The word often suggests exhaustion, weakness, or defeat: He waved limply from the hospital bed.
Without vigor or power
- weaklyWithout much force
- flaccidlyWithout rigidity or tone
- slacklyWithout firmness or tension
- looselyWithout being tight
softly · floppily · shakily · tremulously · unsteadily · falteringly · powerlessly · helplessly
In exhausted manner
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- tiredlyIn a fatigued manner
- sluggishlyIn a slow, lazy manner
droopily · heavily · feebly · weakly · drowsily · torpidly · sleepily · dragging
In an adaptable manner
- softlyWith little volume
- looselyWithout being tight
- slacklyWithout firmness or tension
- floppilyIn a limp manner
pliantly · yieldingly · supplely · relaxedly · flaccidly · elastically · draped · flopping
In yielding deference
- meeklyIn docile manner
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- docilelyIn yielding manner
- acquiescentlyIn yielding manner
defeatedly · resignedly · apathetically · indifferently · spiritlessly · half-heartedly · unenthusiastically · dispiritedly
feebly
Without vigor or power
loosely · softly · floppily · shakily · tremulously · unsteadily · falteringly · powerlessly · helplessly · frailly
wearily
In exhausted manner
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- tiredlyIn a fatigued manner
sluggishly · droopily · heavily · feebly · weakly · drowsily · torpidly · sleepily · dragging · flagging
flexibly
In an adaptable manner
floppily · pliantly · yieldingly · supplely · relaxedly · flaccidly · elastically · draped · flopping · swaying
submissively
In yielding deference
- meeklyIn docile manner
- compliantlyIn an acquiescent manner
- docilelyIn yielding manner
acquiescently · defeatedly · resignedly · apathetically · indifferently · spiritlessly · half-heartedly · unenthusiastically · dispiritedly · dejectedly
limplyvigorously
With forceful enthusiasm
energetically · dynamically · actively · briskly · animatedly
limplyenthusiastically
With eager excitement
spiritedly · eagerly · passionately · fervently · vivaciously
- go limp
- limp along
- limp handshakeSlack-gripped greeting
- limp hairFlat, lifeless tresses
- limp noodle
- limp dickNon-erect male genitalia