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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ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Back then, traveling meant paying close attention to the roads, road signs, mile markers and more, all while wrestling with the flimsy paper map.
—Jason Foodman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Sending troops into a major American city on the flimsiest of pretexts, along with the usual clutch of garden-variety Trumpian offenses, certainly helped.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
Some sets may work with other sets, but most don’t, offering only a flimsy connection.
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Adjective
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
Back then, traveling meant paying close attention to the roads, road signs, mile markers and more, all while wrestling with the flimsy paper map.
—Jason Foodman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Sending troops into a major American city on the flimsiest of pretexts, along with the usual clutch of garden-variety Trumpian offenses, certainly helped.
—George Kalogerakis, Air Mail, 21 June 2025
Some sets may work with other sets, but most don’t, offering only a flimsy connection.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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“Flimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flimsy. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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