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flimsy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unconvincing |
| Derivation | flimsiness |
a flimsy argument.
flimsy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | insubstantial |
| Derivation | flimsiness |
a flimsy table.
flimsy construction.
flimsy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | onionskin |
| Type of | typewriter paper, typing paper |
Examples of flimsy
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I felt like a marathon runner, breasting that flimsy tape and brushing it aside.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Don't trust your signature recipes to flimsy dark pans that burn cookie bottoms.
From the dailyherald.com
Many of the shells were white-phosphorous ones that set fire to the flimsy huts.
From the time.com
All these flimsy little containment collars I've seen floating about are a joke.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It is too glib, plainly, to charge batsmen of the T20 era with flimsy decadence.
From the independent.co.uk
This morning, three more warning AP stories appeared using the same flimsy data.
From the infowars.com
Have you ever seen those dartboards that use the darts with flimsy plastic tips?
From the scienceblogs.com
The facts looked flimsy and the values, interests and politics were hard-fought.
From the guardian.co.uk
Are they really so naive not to recognize this flimsy maneuver of the Europeans?
From the economist.com
- Lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"
- Onionskin: a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
- Unconvincing: not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
- Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
- (flimsily) in a weak and flimsy manner; "this car is so flimsily constructed!"
- (flimsiness) the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
- Flimsies are a type of bingo cards printed on thin sheets of paper. They are typically printed with three cards on a single sheet, but also come in other formats: * One card per sheetn* Two cards per sheetn* Four cards per sheetn* Six cards per sheetn* Nine cards per sheet
- Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies; Skimpy underwear; Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile
- Train order, or paper paper used for train orders.
