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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flim•sy /ˈflɪmzi/USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est. - without material strength or solidity:a flimsy fabric.
- inadequate; not convincing:a flimsy excuse.
flim•si•ly /ˈflɪmzəli/USA pronunciation adv. flim•si•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flim•sy (flim′zē),USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est, n., pl. -sies. adj. - without material strength or solidity:a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- weak;
inadequate; not effective or convincing:a flimsy excuse. n. - a thin kind of paper, esp. for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
- a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.
- flim- (perh. metathetic variant of film) + -sy 1695–1705
flim′si•ly, adv. flim′si•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shoddy, weak, unstable, unsteady.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unconvincing, lame, vague.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sturdy.
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