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Flimsily

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Adverb

1. flimsily

in a weak and flimsy manner

Example Sentences:
'this car is so flimsily constructed!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flimsily

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adjective -sier or -siest
1. 
not strong or substantial; fragile
a flimsy building
2. 
light and thin
a flimsy dress
3. 
unconvincing or inadequate; weak
a flimsy excuse
noun
4. 
thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc
5. 
a copy made on such paper
6.  a slang word for banknote

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Flimsily

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈflimsier or ˈflimsiest
1. 
thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail
2. 
ill-conceived and inadequate; ineffectual
a flimsy excuse
nounWord forms: plural ˈflimsies Chiefly British
3. 
a sheet of thin paper, as used for carbon copies
4. 
written or typed copy on such paper

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flimsily

see synonyms of flimsily
adj. flim·si·er, flim·si·est
1. Light, thin, and insubstantial: a flimsy fabric.
2. Lacking solidity or strength; easily damaged: a flimsy table. See Synonyms at fragile.
3. Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a flimsy excuse.
n. pl. flim·sies
1. Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.
2. Something written on this thin paper.

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