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Adjective: flimsy (flimsier,flimsiest)  flim-zee
  1. Lacking solidity or strength
    "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction";
    - insubstantial
     
  2. Lacking substance or significance
    - fragile, slight, tenuous, thin
     
  3. Not convincing
    "a flimsy argument";
    - unconvincing
Noun: flimsy  flim-zee
  1. A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
    - onionskin

Derived forms: flimsies, flimsiest, flimsier

See also: incredible, insignificant, unbelievable, unimportant, unpersuasive, weak

Type of: typewriter paper, typing paper

Encyclopedia: Flimsy