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单词 flimsier
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flimsier in British English

comparative adjective
flimsy
 

flimsy in British English

(ˈflɪmzɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -sier or -siest
1. 
not strong or substantial; fragile
a flimsy building
2. 
light and thin
a flimsy dress
3. 
unconvincing or inadequate; weak
a flimsy excuse
noun
4. 
thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc
5. 
a copy made on such paper
6.  a slang word for banknote
Derived forms
flimsily (ˈflimsily)
adverb
flimsiness (ˈflimsiness)
noun
Word origin
C17: of uncertain origin

Examples of 'flimsier' in a sentence
flimsier

Officials are doing this more often, on flimsier grounds but with greater success.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
As the weather starts to heat up, clothes get flimsier.
The Sun (2007)
At subsequent trials, the charges were even flimsier.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
At that point, the tactic looks flimsier.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Every viewing renders them not just more ordinary, but flimsier, less significant, more damaged.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That argument looks flimsier than ever.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the empirical evidence is far flimsier when it comes to the first two elements of the package.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some of the flimsier ones collapsed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In general, the more recycled material that is in a bag the flimsier and less useful it is.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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