slimsy
[ slim-zee ]
/ ˈslɪm zi /
|
adjective
flimsy; frail.
Nearby words
- slimline,
- slimly,
- slimmer,
- slimming,
- slimnastics,
- slimy,
- sling,
- sling chair,
- sling hash,
- sling mud at
Also slimp·sy [slimp-see] /ˈslɪmp si/.
Origin of slimsy
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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.
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 Earle
slimsy
/ (ˈslɪmzɪ) /
adjective -sier or -siest
US informal frail
Word Origin for slimsy
C19: from slim + flimsy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012