flimsier; flimsiest
1
: easily broken, torn, etc. : not strong or solid
a flimsy building
flimsy construction
a flimsy piece of material
2
: not likely to be true or to be believed
a flimsy [=weak] excuse
They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.
a movie with a flimsy plot
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“Flimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/flimsy. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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