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flimsy

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 by admin

flIm zi

adjective
1. not solid or substantial; fragile; weak.
The child was cold in her flimsy nightgown.
That flimsy chair won’t hold your weight.
2. lacking soundness or credibility; inadequate.
The student’s flimsy piece of reasoning failed to impress the professor.
Do you expect me to believe that flimsy excuse?

noun
a very thin, light paper, used esp. for making carbon copies, or the copy printed on such paper.

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