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slimsy
[ slim-zee ]
/ ˈslɪm zi /
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adjective
flimsy; frail.
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Also slimp·sy [slimp-see]. /ˈslɪmp si/.
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How to use slimsy in a sentence
Hissing arcs up under that slimsy roof throw high lights and deep shadows here and there and everywhere.
The Modern Railroad|Edward HungerfordThey were none of the slimsy, composition-filled, aniline-dyed calicoes of to-day.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse EarleCradle sheets of this thin, closely woven, white worsted stuff are not slimsy like thin flannel, yet are softer than flannel.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse EarleHis slimsy silver spoon, dented with toothmarks of an ancestor who had died in a delirium, was laid evenly by his plate.
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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