flabbier

Updated: May 2, 2025

His cheeks grew flabbier at the very idea of such an outrage even in theory. "If you were to try anything of that kind, I warn you I'd withdraw my alternative." His father laughed reassuringly. "Oh, you needn't keep your back against the bookcase: I'll leave the job for some luckier devil." A thought struck him. "By the way, I've promised to give Jean and Frank enough to keep them going.

J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston - The Prodigal Father