Flimsy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective, flim·si·er, flim·si·est.
  1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
  2. weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing: a flimsy excuse.
noun, plural flim·sies.
  1. a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
  2. a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.
adjective -sier or -siest
  1. not strong or substantial; fragile
  2. light and thin
  3. unconvincing or inadequate; weak
noun
  1. thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc
  2. a copy made on such paper
  3. a slang word for banknote
Flimsy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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