The difference between Flabby and Taut
When used as adjectives, flabby means yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken, whereas taut means tight.
check bellow for the other definitions of Flabby and Taut
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Flabby as an adjective:
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
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Flabby as an adjective (of wine):
Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
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Flabby as an adjective (of writing, etc.):
overwrought.
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Flabby as an adjective (math):
Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
Examples:
"a flabby sheaf on a paracompact space"
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Taut as an adjective:
Tight; under tension, as it were a rope or bow string.
Examples:
"synonyms: rigid tight"
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Taut as an adjective (figuratively):
Experiencing stress or anxiety.
Examples:
"synonyms: tense strained"
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Taut as an adjective:
Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
Examples:
"synonyms: concise crisp terse tight"
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Taut as an adjective (oenology):
Strong; uncompromising.