flimsy
adjective
without material strength or solidity.
flimsiest
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superlativeof flimsy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The Chobot-Collier team never speaks to the authorities, or any police at all, save for the handlers of a cadaver dog used in a search for Theresa’s body, an effort launched on the flimsiest lead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
And in this modern era of ubiquitous social media and technology, when there’s the impulse to make people famous for even the flimsiest of reality-TV reasons?
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
In an age when everyone makes a fetish of authenticity, friendships are shown to be the flimsiest and least authentic of constructs, mediated by TikTok and easily destroyed by an illicit text chain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
City agencies have long been criticized for being too quick to remove children from homes for the flimsiest of reasons.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Even those Muggles who do notice Porlock droppings or Streeler trails—it would be foolish to suppose that all traces of these creatures can be hidden—appear satisfied with the flimsiest non-magical explanation.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
