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flimsiest in British English

superlative 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 'flimsiest' in a sentence
flimsiest

Somehow this flimsiest of straws was more comforting than a whole rhetoric of reassurance.
Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME
It was, she knew, the flimsiest of excuses and she could see that the young woman also knew it.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS
Hope is the flimsiest sort of hedge.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is a scandal unfolding behind only the flimsiest of hospital curtains.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It links a minister's political and private lives on the flimsiest of evidence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were protected by only the flimsiest of passwords.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Far too many friends have been ennobled for the flimsiest of reasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Like the car it's flashy and stylish but built on the flimsiest of foundations.
The Sun (2008)
He accused unscrupulous coaches of doping clients on only the flimsiest evidence base.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Executions appear to take place for the flimsiest of reasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
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