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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
/ ˈڱɪɪ /
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
- ˈڱԱ, noun
- ˈڱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱs· adverb
- ڱs·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flimsy1
Example Sentences
They packed on to flimsy boats and set out across the South China Sea.
Trump’s lawsuit against ABC is different than his allegedly flimsier allegations against CBS.
Al-Natour spoke to us from the shattered remains of his city, the flimsy canvas side of the tent which now forms part of his house billowing behind him.
The flimsy "antisemitism" excuse suggests the Trump administration is trying to have it both ways.
A Times investigation published in November found that a number of Southern California’s suburbs had no active plans to require flimsy apartment buildings, known as “soft-story,” to be retrofitted against earthquakes.
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