flimsier; flimsiest
1
a
: lacking in physical strength or substance
flimsy silks
wore a flimsy dress
b
: of inferior materials and workmanship
flimsy construction
2
: having little worth or plausibility
a flimsy excuse
a movie with a flimsy plot
plural flimsies
chiefly British
: a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies
also
: a document printed on flimsy
Examples of flimsy in a Sentence
Adjective
a flimsy piece of material
They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.
a movie with a flimsy plot
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 July 2025
In Santa Barbara, for instance, there isn’t a law requiring seismic retrofit of apartment buildings with a flimsy ground floor — often held up above a carport or garage.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The problem with the Columbus-was-a-Jew theory isn’t just that it’s based on flimsy evidence.
—Flora Cassen, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Adjective
For every high-quality pair, there’s a dozen more with flimsy fasteners, scratchy fabric, and a poor fit.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 July 2025
In Santa Barbara, for instance, there isn’t a law requiring seismic retrofit of apartment buildings with a flimsy ground floor — often held up above a carport or garage.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The problem with the Columbus-was-a-Jew theory isn’t just that it’s based on flimsy evidence.
—Flora Cassen, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
The 13-inch Laptop does make some welcome upgrades—a backlit keyboard, a somewhat larger and higher-resolution display panel—but its aluminum body feels slightly softer and flimsier than what the main Surface Laptop uses.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
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“Flimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flimsy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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