flimsy adj

1 lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: fragile]

2 having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: slight, tenuous, thin]

3 very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: light]

4 resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" [syn: cardboard] n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: onionskin] [also: flimsiest, flimsier]

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.

   He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.

Antonyms

• robust
• strong
• sturdy

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