flimsy

🇺🇸 /ˈflɪmzi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈflɪmzi/
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Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
adjective
R

not solidly or sturdily made; easily broken or damaged

The flimsy chair broke when I sat on it.

R

thin and not strong or solid

The flimsy paper ripped when I tried to fold it.

R

lacking strength or substance; not convincing

Her excuse was flimsy and no one believed her.

translation

adj. not solidly or sturdily made; easily broken or damaged; thin and not strong or solid; lacking strength or substance; not convincing

Word Forms

Comparative flimsier
Superlative flimsiest