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- very thin, or easily broken or destroyed: You won't be warm enough in that flimsy dress. We spent the night in a flimsy wooden hut. a flimsy cardboard box
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(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed: a flimsy dress. a flimsy building. Flimsy also means weak and not persuasive: They convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence. (Definition of flimsy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- English (US)
(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly...
- Znaczenie Flimsy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
FLIMSY definicja: 1. very thin, or easily broken or...
- Traditional
FLIMSY translate: 薄的, 很薄的；易破的；易損壞的, 難以相信的,...
- Simplified
FLIMSY translate: 薄的, 很薄的；易破的；易损坏的, 难以相信的,...
- Flimsy: Thai Translation
FLIMSY translate: บางและฉีกขาดง่าย, ไม่แข็งแรง. Learn more...
- Flimsy: Russian Translation
FLIMSY translate: непрочный, легкий , неубедительный . Learn...
- English (US)
A flimsy object is weak because it is made of a weak material, or is badly made. ...a flimsy wooden door. ...a pair of flimsy shoes. ...flimsily constructed houses. Flimsy cloth or clothing is thin and does not give much protection. ...a very flimsy pink chiffon nightgown.
(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed: a flimsy dress. a flimsy building. Flimsy also means weak and not persuasive: They convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence. (Definition of flimsy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
You can describe weak, thin, and fragile things as flimsy. Onion smells are strong, onion skins are flimsy. Blaming onions for making you cry during a sad movie, that's a flimsy excuse, when there are no onions in the theater. A flimsy object and a flimsy objection or excuse are both without weight and are easy to knock down.
Definitions of 'flimsy'. 1. A flimsy object is weak because it is made of a weak material, or is badly made. [...] 2. Flimsy cloth or clothing is thin and does not give much protection. [...] 3. If you describe something such as evidence or an excuse as flimsy, you mean that it is not very good or convincing.
Definition of flimsy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective. A flimsy object is weak because it is made of a weak material, or is badly made. ...a flimsy wooden door. Synonyms: fragile, weak, slight, delicate More Synonyms of flimsy. 2. adjective. Flimsy cloth or clothing is thin and does not give much protection. ...a very flimsy pink chiffon nightgown.
