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flimsy
[ flim-zee ]
adjective
- without material strength or solidity:
a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing:
a flimsy excuse.
Synonyms: , ,
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
/ ˈ´Ú±ôɪ³¾³úɪ /
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
- ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³¾²õ¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³¾²õ¾±±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ú±ô¾±³¾î€ƒs¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
- ´Ú±ô¾±³¾î€ƒs¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of flimsy1
Example Sentences
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.
He declared that the country's election had been cancelled on "flimsy suspicions" under "enormous pressure" from the EU.
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.
If the Trump administration gets its way, even that flimsy protection will be moot.
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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