flimsy
adjective
without material strength or solidity.
flimsies
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pluralof flimsy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Otto, melodramatically helped by various Black-Fronters, fled the country, started his years of writing and smuggling through revolutionary flimsies and stickers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Army lieutenant in trackman's flimsies stepped into the discus ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
McCarthy hesitated; then swiftly thrust forward the flimsies.
From The Sign at Six by Stewart Edward White
There may be a chance," commented Faust, scratching his fat poll meditatively; "the fellows like to keep these big bills, they're easier in the pocket than a whole bundle of flimsies.
From Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser
Though Mrs. Paul ably handled the house, there was one thing Saxon insisted on doing—namely, washing her own pretty flimsies.
From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London
