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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Suspects were swept up in Afghanistan or Pakistan, often on the flimsiest of tip-offs.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
But it’s just as much about journalistic malpractice, ethical outrages and the besmearing of reputations on the flimsiest of evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 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
Some scientists have believed that Mars is inhabited on what has later proved to be the flimsiest evidence.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
