flimsy
adjective
without material strength or solidity.
flimsiness
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a word derived from
flimsy.
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, once you notice that inexorably ticking clock, you also become aware of the flimsiness of the play itself, and the accruing tedium of the production, directed by David Blum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Olympic officials at the time swiftly dispelled the rumor of the bed's flimsiness after Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan shared a video of himself jumping on the bed to test its sturdiness.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024
The state’s “refusal to withdraw the meritless assertions, the flimsiness of its request for extraordinary relief, and its use of the Maui tragedy, support a finding of frivolousness and bad faith,” the ruling said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
It may be too flip for some, but flippancy isn’t the issue — it’s the flimsiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
The nineteenth century’s infatuation with phrenology—to continue with a somewhat different heady concern—demonstrates the flimsiness of this line of thought.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
