Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a limp manner.

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  • adverb In a limp manner, without support or resistance.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb without rigidity

Etymologies

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limp +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The red Soviet flag hangs limply from a pole above his tomb.

    The Leon Trotsky Museum - murder and Marxism in Mexico City 2001

  • The red Soviet flag hangs limply from a pole above his tomb.

    The Leon Trotsky Museum - murder and Marxism in Mexico City 2001

  • Now if you use most any USB 3G card, you'll have to hang it limply from a short extension cable if you want to get at your other port.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

  • Having just discovered his best friend’s body dangling limply from a noose, this grieving, confused adolescent is also involved in a lunkheaded kidnapping plan involving the local police chief’s son.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2005

  • As I slogged along, becalmed, I anxiously watched the red ensign flag hanging limply from the short mast that supported my navigation light.

    Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

  • As I slogged along, becalmed, I anxiously watched the red ensign flag hanging limply from the short mast that supported my navigation light.

    Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009

  • I lay there kind of limply while Butters re-covered the wound.

    Dead Beat Butcher, Jim 2005

  • The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating the killing, accused the family of getting it wrong when they told the Standard Mr Saunders had been holding his gun 'limply' and had not been firing at officers.

    Home | Mail Online 2008

  • The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating the killing, accused the family of getting it wrong when they told the Standard Mr Saunders had been holding his gun 'limply' and had not been firing at officers.

    Home | Mail Online 2008

  • Her right arm hung limply at her side, blood dripping from the sleeve of her jacket, but her left arm was strong enough to yank him to his feet.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

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