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   Flim·sy

   /ˈflimzē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. comparatively light and insubstantial; easily damaged: "voyagers who crossed the sea in flimsy boats" Similar insubstantialslightlightfragilebreakablefrailshakyunstablewobblytotteryricketyramshacklemakeshiftjerry-builtbadly builtthrown togethercheapshoddygimcrackOpposite sturdy
   • ▪ (of clothing) light and thin: "I wore flimsy clothes and needed warming" Similar thinlightlightweightfineultra-finediaphanoussheerdelicateinsubstantialfloatyfilmysilkenchiffonygossamergossamer-thingossamer-likegossamerygauzygauze-likecobwebbyfeatherytranslucenttransparentsee-throughrare:transpicuoustranslucidOpposite thick
   • ▪ (of a pretext or account) weak and unconvincing: "a pretty flimsy excuse" Similar weakfeeblepoorinadequateinsufficientthinunsubstantialunconvincingimplausibleunsatisfactorypaltrytriflingtrivialshallowOpposite sound

   noun

   • 1. a document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper: British "credit-card flimsies"
   • ▪ very thin paper: British "sheets of yellow flimsy"

   Word Origin early 18th century: probably from flimflam.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flimsily adverb
   • 2. flimsiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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