flimsy
flimsy (flim′zē)
adjective -·sier, -·si·est
- thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail
- ill-conceived and inadequate; ineffectual a flimsy excuse
Etymology: < ?
noun pl. -·sies
- a sheet of thin paper, as used for carbon copies
- written or typed copy on such paper
flimsy
modif.
Said of physical things
slight, frail, weak, gauzy, sleazy, sheer, shoddy, unsubstantial, defective, shaky, wobbly, rickety, fragile, wispy, makeshift, decrepit, infirm; see also poor 2.Antonyms
sturdy, heavy, strong. Said of arguments, reasons, and the like
feeble, weak, inadequate, unconvincing, lame, trifling, inept, superficial, inane, implausible, ill-conceived, puerile, fallacious, false, assailable, controvertible, contemptible, wishful; see also sense 1, illogical.Antonyms
cogent, logical*, unanswerable.
Preposition: of
- evidence: Secondly, the statement is based on the flimsiest of evidence.
- excuse: They start for the flimsiest of excuses: you spilled my pint, looked at me funny, looked at my girlfriend.
- pretext: The only risible thing is that you continue to try to have a pop at me on the flimsiest of pretexts.
- reason: Honestly, folks will have you hitched up for the flimsiest of reasons!
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- feel: Manufacturers pull out all the stops on quality these days, but the C3 feels a bit flimsy.
Modifies a noun
- pretext: Reliability Cancel meetings frequently on the flimsiest pretexts that you can.
- wallet: Don't confuse with other cheap, flimsy paper wallets on the market.
- excuse: I said, " Oh, there was always some flimsy excuse or another.
- tent: The gusty overnight winds blowing off the sea also played havoc with some of the more flimsy tents.
- evidence: Their great confidence was based on very flimsy evidence.
- plot: Recently the image has altered, preferring to inject more angst, more comedy and more flimsy plots.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: The bell hangs in a rather flimsy wooden frame on plain bearings.
- fairly: As a result of its small build and low weight, the A200 unfortunately suffers from a fairly flimsy chassis.
- somewhat: I've been quite busy of late and that is my somewhat flimsy excuse for the lack of updates.
- too: The blade bolts are too flimsy or instead they've used rivets.
- pretty: Others, like the blood type diet, are pretty flimsy.
- very: Their great confidence was based on very flimsy evidence.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near flimsy
- flimflam
- flighty
- flightless
- flightiness
- flight-test
- flight surgeon
- flight strip
- flight shooting
- flight recorder
- flight plan
- flinch
- flinders
- fling
- flint
- flint corn
- flint glass
- flintlock
- Flintshire
- flinty
- flip
