Crossword clues for flimsier
flimsier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.
Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.
--Pope.
All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
--Sheridan.
Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: flimsy)
WordNet
adj. lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" [syn: fragile]
having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" [syn: slight, tenuous, thin]
very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" [syn: light]
resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" [syn: cardboard]
n. a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: onionskin]
See flimsy