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The definition of flimsy is something which is lacking in strength or thin and easily broken.

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An example of flimsy is a child's playhouse made of foam.

See flimsy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective flimsier, flimsiest

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

Origin: < ?

noun pl. flimsies

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

Related Forms:

flimsily adverb
flimsiness noun

See flimsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective flim·si·er, flim·si·est

Light, thin, and insubstantial: a flimsy fabric.
Lacking solidity or strength: a flimsy table.
Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a flimsy excuse.

noun pl. flim·sies

Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.
Something written on this thin paper.

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Related Forms:

flimˈsi·ly adverb

flimˈsi·ness noun

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