flimsy
pronunciation
How to pronounce flimsy in British English:
UK [ˈflɪmzi]
How to pronounce flimsy in American English:
US [ˈflɪmzi]
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- Noun:
- a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
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- Adjective:
- lacking solidity or strength
- having little substance or significance
- very thin and insubstantial
- resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness
Word Origin
- flimsy (adj.)
- 1702, of unknown origin, perhaps a metathesis of film (n.) "gauzy covering" + -y (2). Figuratively (of arguments, etc.) from 1750s. Related: Flimsily; flimsiness.
Example
- 1. It would be flimsy testament indeed .
- 2. The burial chambers were simple , and their flimsy ceilings soon collapsed .
- 3. As in 1863 and 1934 , flimsy private promises were fortified by government .
- 4. Then , as in yokohama , fires spread , fueled by flimsy wooden houses and fanned by high winds .
- 5. She was also able to unearth a flimsy manual on how to operate the device .