Flimsy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈflɪmzɪ|
Brit.
|ˈflɪmzɪ|
noun
- a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies (syn: onionskin)
adjective
- lacking solidity or strength (syn: insubstantial)
a flimsy table
flimsy construction
- lacking substance or significance (syn: fragile, slight, tenuous, thin)flimsy construction
Extra examples
They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.
You won't be warm enough in that flimsy dress.
He gave a flimsy excuse.
The evidence against him is extremely flimsy.
...a Broadway musical that catenates a series of pop hits by means of a flimsy libretto...
...those flimsy shoes are unfit for the hike we're about to take...
Word forms
adjective
comparative: flimsier
superlative: flimsiest
comparative: flimsier
superlative: flimsiest
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