flimsiness

Variant of flimsy

adjective flimsier, flimsiest

  1. thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail
  2. ill-conceived and inadequate; ineffectual: a flimsy excuse

Origin: < ?

noun pl. flimsies

  1. a sheet of thin paper, as used for carbon copies
  2. written or typed copy on such paper

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