flimsy
IPA: fɫˈɪmzi
noun
- Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
- (naval slang) A service certificate
- (informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
- (slang) A banknote.
adjective
- Likely to bend or break under pressure.
- (figurative) Weak; ill-founded.
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Examples of "flimsy" in Sentences
- The assertions are quite flimsy.
- In fact, the innuendo is flimsy at best.
- The article is a bit flimsy at the moment.
- The oppositions appear to be flimsy and petty.
- The arguments are flimsy and poorly considered.
- Some of the rationales were on rather flimsy grounds.
- Some of the article seems to be based on flimsy evidence.
- The article in the beginning to introduce Italy is very flimsy.
- Pupation is on the ground in a flimsy cell of silk and detritus.
- The cartilage is a flimsy material that surrounds the spongy bone.
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