adj.
(flimsier, flimsiest)
- weak and insubstantial.
- light and thin:
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a flimsy garment.
- (of a pretext or account) weak and unconvincing.
n.
(pl. flimsies)
Brit. very thin paper.
▸a copy of a document, made on very thin paper.
Derivative
- flimsily adv.
- flimsiness n.
Etymology
C18: prob. from flimflam.
