slimsy

[ slim-zee ]

/ ˈslɪm zi /

adjective

flimsy; frail.

Also slimp·sy

[slimp-see]. /ˈslɪmp si/.

Origin of slimsy

1835–45, Americanism; blend of slim and flimsy

Words nearby slimsy

slimline, slimmer, slimming, slimnastics, slim pickings, slimsy, slimy, sling, sling-back, sling chair, slinger

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Example sentences from the Web for slimsy

His slimsy silver spoon, dented with toothmarks of an ancestor who had died in a delirium, was laid evenly by his plate.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Hissing arcs up under that slimsy roof throw high lights and deep shadows here and there and everywhere.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
They were none of the slimsy, composition-filled, aniline-dyed calicoes of to-day.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for slimsy

slimsy

/ (ˈslɪmzɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

US informal frail

Word Origin for slimsy

C19: from slim + flimsy

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单词	slimsy
释义	slimsy [ slim-zee ] / ˈslɪm zi / adjective flimsy; frail. Also slimp·sy [slimp-see]. /ˈslɪmp si/. Origin of slimsy 1835–45, Americanism; blend of slim and flimsy Words nearby slimsy slimline, slimmer, slimming, slimnastics, slim pickings, slimsy, slimy, sling, sling-back, sling chair, slinger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slimsy His slimsy silver spoon, dented with toothmarks of an ancestor who had died in a delirium, was laid evenly by his plate. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story\|Various Hissing arcs up under that slimsy roof throw high lights and deep shadows here and there and everywhere. The Modern Railroad\|Edward Hungerford They were none of the slimsy, composition-filled, aniline-dyed calicoes of to-day. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for slimsy slimsy / (ˈslɪmzɪ) / adjective -sier or -siest US informal frail Word Origin for slimsy C19: from slim + flimsy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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