flimsy
adjective
without material strength or solidity.
flimsily
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a word derived from
flimsy.
Example Sentences
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It’s not her, Deborah flimsily claims; it’s just that audiences demand stability, and the man who was the previous host’s head writer can provide it.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
Abdelghaly also worried that the upcoming rainy season, which often sees violent, windy storms in this part of Sudan, would result in the destruction of much of the flimsily built camp.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2021
In one large homeless encampment in Oakland, hidden under the interstate, makeshift tents cluster together beneath flimsily tied tarps.
From Economist ● May 31, 2018
Kidman has politely smiled through innumerable prying interview questions about a certain couch-jumping ex-husband, her country-singing current beau, rumored cosmetic surgeries she’s repeatedly insisted she hasn’t had, and even more flimsily founded links to Scientology.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2017
The motel is the kind we’re used to: a row of cottages, flimsily built, strung together with Christmas tree lights, yellow or blue or green.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
