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Webster 1913 Edition

Flimsy

Flim′sy

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Flimsier
;
sup
erl.
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 reason or plausibility;
as, a
flimsy
argument, excuse, objection
.
Proud of a vast extent of
flimsy
lines.
Pope.
Syn. – Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.

Flim′sy

,
Noun.
1.
Thin or transfer paper.
2.
A bank note.
[Slang, Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Flimsy

FLIM'SY

,
Adj.
s as z. [The word is retained by the common people in New England in limsy, weak, limber, easily bending.]
1.
Weak; feeble; slight; vain; without strength or solid substance; as a flimsy pretext; a flimsy excuse; flimsy objections.
2.
Without strength or force; spiritless.
Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.
3.
Thin; of loose texture; as flimsy cloth or stuff. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

flimsy

flimsy

English

Adjective

flimsy ‎(comparative flimsier or more flimsy, superlative flimsiest or most flimsy)

  1. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
    He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
    • Sheridan
      All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.

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flimsy ‎(plural flimsies)

  1. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
    • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
      Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand.
  2. (informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
    • 2007 October 25, Ruth La Ferla, “Now It’s Nobody’s Secret”, in New York Times:
      Choosing lingerie “is about what makes you look good, but also what looks good with or through your clothing,” said Monica Mitro, a spokeswoman for Victoria’s Secret, the brand that catapulted racy flimsies into the public eye.

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