flimsy

Flimsy — Flim sy, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. {Limsy}.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

flimsy — [adj1] not strong; light, thin chiffon, cutrate*, decrepit, defective, delicate, diaphanous, feeble, fragile, frail, gauzy, gossamer, house of cards*, inadequate, infirm, insubstantial, meager, papery, rickety, rinkydink*, shaky, shallow, sheer,… …   New thesaurus

flimsy — [flim′zē] adj. flimsier, flimsiest [< ?] 1. thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail 2. ill conceived and inadequate; ineffectual [a flimsy excuse] n. pl. flimsies Chiefly Brit. 1. a sheet of thin paper, as used for… …   English World dictionary

Flimsy — Flim sy, n. 1. Thin or transfer paper. [1913 Webster] 2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

flimsy — index frivolous, inconclusive, inconsequential, inferior (lower in quality), insubstantial, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), poor (inferior in quality) …   Law dictionary

flimsy — 1702, of unknown origin, perhaps a metathesis of FILM (Cf. film) gauzy covering + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Flimsily; flimsiness …   Etymology dictionary

flimsy — adj sleazy, *Iimp, floppy, flaccid, flabby Analogous words: *thin, slight, tenuous: *Ioose, slack: *weak, feeble Contrasted words: stout, sturdy, *strong: *heavy, weighty …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

flimsy — ► ADJECTIVE (flimsier, flimsiest) 1) weak and insubstantial. 2) (of clothing) light and thin. 3) (of a pretext or account) weak; unconvincing. ► NOUN (pl. flimsies) Brit. 1) very thin paper …   English terms dictionary

flimsy — flim|sy [ˈflımzi] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from FILM1 very thin layer ] 1.) flimsy cloth or clothing is light and thin ▪ a flimsy cotton dress 2.) something that is flimsy is not strong or well made, and will break easily ▪ a flimsy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

flimsy — [[t]flɪ̱mzi[/t]] flimsier, flimsiest 1) ADJ GRADED A flimsy object is weak because it is made of a weak material, or is badly made. ...a flimsy wooden door. ...a pair of inelegant and flimsy shoes. 2) ADJ GRADED Flimsy cloth or clothing is thin… …   English dictionary

flimsy — UK [ˈflɪmzɪ] / US adjective Word forms flimsy : adjective flimsy comparative flimsier superlative flimsiest 1) light and not providing very much protection a flimsy cotton blouse 2) badly built or made, and so likely to break easily Thousands… …   English dictionary