flimsy

  • 31flimsy — flim·sy …

    English syllables

  • 32flimsy —   Palupalu, lahilahi, ikaika ole, lu a …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 33flimsy excuse — poor explanation, insubstantial defense, inadequate justification …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 34Flimsier — Flimsy Flim sy, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. {Limsy}.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Flimsiest — Flimsy Flim sy, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. {Limsy}.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36broadsides —    Flimsy sheets of paper, sold cheaply in the streets, at fairs, and wherever working people gathered. On them were printed songs, prose accounts of horrible crimes, scandals, newsworthy items, pictures, wonders, tales, religious tracts,… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 37scanties —  Flimsy female underwear …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 38flimsily — flimsy ► ADJECTIVE (flimsier, flimsiest) 1) weak and insubstantial. 2) (of clothing) light and thin. 3) (of a pretext or account) weak; unconvincing. ► NOUN (pl. flimsies) Brit. 1) very thin paper …

    English terms dictionary

  • 39flimsiness — flimsy ► ADJECTIVE (flimsier, flimsiest) 1) weak and insubstantial. 2) (of clothing) light and thin. 3) (of a pretext or account) weak; unconvincing. ► NOUN (pl. flimsies) Brit. 1) very thin paper …

    English terms dictionary

  • 40limp — limp, floppy, flaccid, flabby, flimsy, sleazy mean deficient in firmness of texture, substance, or structure and therefore unable to keep a shape or in shape. Limp applies to something that lacks or has lost the stiffness or firmness necessary to …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms