limp

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. limber, flaccid, flabby, soft. See softness. — v. t. hobble, hitch; drag. See failure.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Without stiffness]

Syn. pliant, soft, flaccid, flabby, formative, supple, pliable, limber, relaxed, bending readily, ductile, plastic, impressible, yielding, lax, slack, droopy, loose, flimsy, unsubstantial; see also flexible 1 .

Ant. stiff*, rigid, wooden.

2. [Weak]

Syn. feeble, infirm, debilitated; see weak 2 .

n.

Syn. halt, lameness, hobble, falter, hitch, shamble, shuffle, gimp.

v.

Syn. halt, walk lamely, proceed slowly, flag, shuffle, teeter, lag, stagger, claudicate, totter, dodder, hobble, hitch, falter; see also stumble 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

v.

hobble, falter, favor one leg, drag one foot, walk lamely, stagger, shuffle, hitch, move haltingly, hop, totter, take mincing steps.

II

a.

flaccid, drooping, wilted, soft, slack, flabby, weak, lax.

ANT.: rigid, firm, stiff, strong

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To walk in a lame way: halt2, hitch, hobble. See MOVE. 2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner: blunder, bumble1, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, muddle, shuffle, stagger, stumble. See THRIVE. II adjective 1. Lacking in stiffness or firmness: flabby, flaccid, floppy. See FLEXIBLE. 2. Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack: flagging, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, leaden, listless, lymphatic, spiritless. See ACTION, TIRED.