| 单词 | flimsy |
| 释义 | flimsy —flimsily, adv. —flimsiness, n. /flim"zee/, adj., flimsier, flimsiest, n. , pl. flimsies. adj. 1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure. 2. weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing: a flimsy excuse. n. 3. 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. 4. a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper. [1695-1705; flim- (perh. metathetic var. of FILM) + -SY] Syn. 1. shoddy, weak, unstable, unsteady. 2. unconvincing, lame, vague. Ant. 1. sturdy. |
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