flimsier; flimsiest
1
a
: lacking in physical strength or substance
flimsy silks
wore a flimsy dress
b
: of inferior materials and workmanship
flimsy construction
2
: having little worth or plausibility
a flimsy excuse
a movie with a flimsy plot
plural flimsies
chiefly British
: a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies
also
: a document printed on flimsy
Synonyms
Examples of flimsy in a Sentence
Adjective
a flimsy piece of material
They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.
a movie with a flimsy plot
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Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
Voters in 2016 already agreed to do away with those thinner, flimsier plastic bags that had been offered at stores.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 May 2024
Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Few party regulars care to talk about the flimsy to nonexistent ethics that guide their fundraising.
—Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
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Adjective
Thousands of asylum seekers and economic migrants have crossed the English Channel in flimsy inflatable boats in recent years, raising concerns the government has lost control of Britain’s borders.
—Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
Voters in 2016 already agreed to do away with those thinner, flimsier plastic bags that had been offered at stores.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 May 2024
Noun
Over the course of the story, John’s mother, Lucille, condemns him over flimsy-at-best evidence, and John’s father, Dan, physically beats him while arguing over the truthfulness of the Bible.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Few party regulars care to talk about the flimsy to nonexistent ethics that guide their fundraising.
—Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 14 Feb. 2022
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“Flimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flimsy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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