slimsy

[ slim-zee ]

/ ˈslɪm zi /

adjective

flimsy; frail.

Words nearby slimsy

slimeball, slimline, slimmer, slimming, slimnastics, slimsy, slimy, sling, sling chair, sling hash, sling mud at

Also slimp·sy

[slimp-see] /ˈslɪmp si/.

Origin of slimsy

1835–45, Americanism; blend of slim and flimsy

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Examples from the Web for slimsy

His slimsy silver spoon, dented with toothmarks of an ancestor who had died in a delirium, was laid evenly by his plate.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Hissing arcs up under that slimsy roof throw high lights and deep shadows here and there and everywhere.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
They were none of the slimsy, composition-filled, aniline-dyed calicoes of to-day.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for slimsy

slimsy

/ (ˈslɪmzɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

US informal frail

Word Origin for slimsy

C19: from slim + flimsy

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