Associations to the word «Flimsy»

Wiktionary

FLIMSY, adjective. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
FLIMSY, noun. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
FLIMSY, noun. (informal) (in the plural) Skimpy underwear.

Dictionary definition

FLIMSY, noun. A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies.
FLIMSY, adjective. Lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction".
FLIMSY, adjective. Not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile".
FLIMSY, adjective. Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats