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flimsy <-ier, -iest> [ˈflɪmzi] ADJ

1. flimsy (light):

flimsy dress, blouse

fino(-a)

2. flimsy argument, excuse:

flimsy

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However, the sample is probably relied upon too heavily and once you realise that, the verses sound rather flimsy. en.wikipedia.org

The pupa is found in a barely recognisable flimsy cocoon. en.wikipedia.org

Overnight, longstanding businesses housed in flimsy structures that once lined many streets were gone. en.wikipedia.org

As a rule, many of the plots were flimsy after-the-fact vehicles to promote particular songs. en.wikipedia.org

They were, however, flimsy, and originals do not survive in large numbers. en.wikipedia.org

On flimsy spears, it's useful to twist the spear as the band stretches to keep the spear from bending. en.wikipedia.org

Although flimsy, it retains the hollow socket by which a genuine tool could be attached to its handle. en.wikipedia.org

At first the token was a slip of paper called a flimsy because of its thickness. en.wikipedia.org

The lifeboat was of flimsy construction, with boards only 0.25in mm thick and was holed in the haste to get it away. en.wikipedia.org

In no time, she is wearing the flimsiest of clothes. en.wikipedia.org

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