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flimsy

[ flim-zee ]

adjective

flimsier, flimsiest.
  1. without material strength or solidity:

    a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.

    Synonyms: , , ,

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  2. weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing:

    a flimsy excuse.

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noun

plural flimsies.
  1. 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.
  2. a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.

flimsy

/ ˈ´Ú±ôɪ³¾³úɪ /

adjective

  1. not strong or substantial; fragile

    a flimsy building

  2. light and thin

    a flimsy dress

  3. unconvincing or inadequate; weak

    a flimsy excuse

“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

noun

  1. thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc
  2. a copy made on such paper
  3. a slang word for banknote
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³¾²õ¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³¾²õ¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú±ô¾±³¾î€ƒs¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ú±ô¾±³¾î€ƒs¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flimsy1

1695–1705; flim- (perhaps metathetic variant of film ) + -sy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flimsy1

C17: of uncertain origin
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The evidence of gang membership cited by the government is typically flimsy to nonexistent, defense lawyers allege, and largely based on tattoos and social media postings.

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He declared that the country's election had been cancelled on "flimsy suspicions" under "enormous pressure" from the EU.

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I can’t think of a more ill-advised choice than this flimsy film that wields pity like a sledgehammer, that puts no stock in the anger-management techniques that were a part of Majors’ sentence.

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If the Trump administration gets its way, even that flimsy protection will be moot.

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Without dialogue, there’s little to convince the reader — nothing that a Thoreau or a Næss might say to add rigor and ballast to the Colony’s rather flimsy ethos.

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