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English Dictionary: flimsy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for flimsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flimsy adj lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction" not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile" Synonym(s): unconvincing, flimsy Antonym(s): convincing lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" Synonym(s): flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin n a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies Synonym(s): onionskin, flimsy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flimsy \Flim"sy\, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. {Limsy}.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. --Pope. All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. --Sheridan. Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flimsy \Flim"sy\, n. 1. Thin or transfer paper. 2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]