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flimsy (flim′zē)

adjective flimsier -·sier, flimsiest -·si·est

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

Etymology: < ?

noun pl. flimsies -·sies

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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