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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
plural
flimsiesa 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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- flimsily adverb
- flimsiness noun
- ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³¾²õ¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³¾²õ¾±±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of flimsy1
Example Sentences
Having burned both their remaining reviews - a potential caught behind off Stubbs' glove and a flimsy lbw appeal against Bedingham - Cummins left himself no wriggle room in the event of some late drama.
Eager to serve his premise regarding Dylan’s Jewishness, Freedman sometimes turns it into a flimsy fallback device.
But at the end of the city-owned wharf, hanging on a flimsy metal fence, are small warning signs.
They have flimsy supports on the ground story that prop up carports, garages or storefronts and can snap when shaken from side to side in an earthquake.
Tofu has some real bulk, too — it's not a flimsy, dainty thing.
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