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flimsy
[ flim-zee ]
adjective
- without material strength or solidity:
a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
Synonyms: unsteady, unstable, weak, shoddy
Antonyms: sturdy
- weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing:
a flimsy excuse.
Synonyms: unconvincing, vague, lame
noun
- a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
- a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.
flimsy
/ ˈflɪmzɪ /
adjective
- not strong or substantial; fragile
a flimsy building
- light and thin
a flimsy dress
- unconvincing or inadequate; weak
a flimsy excuse
noun
- thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc
- a copy made on such paper
- a slang word for banknote
Derived Forms
- ˈflimsiness, noun
- ˈflimsily, adverb
Other Words From
- flimsi·ly adverb
- flimsi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of flimsy1
Example Sentences
In these buildings, the ground floor can be held up by flimsy, skinny poles that can collapse when shaken side-to-side in an earthquake.
Beans is never fazed by the challenge, but the characters can’t help but come across as flimsy masks.
"This is a bad sign. It suggests an unchastened Supreme Court poised to help Trump suppress lawful votes on the flimsiest basis," added Harvard legal scholar Laurence Tribe.
Comparing one to a “death trap”, he says it would be “appallingly dangerous” to pack dozens of people onto these boats for a Channel crossing, because of what appears to be a “tremendously flimsy” design.
These are apartment buildings with carports, garages or retail stores on the ground floor, with flimsy supports that can collapse in the side-to-side shaking of an earthquake.
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