flimsy
25
3.8
- adjective
- /ˈflɪm.zi/
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endeble
- The chair felt flimsy, swaying every time I leaned back in it.
- flimsy structure
It's brim is too flimsy though so I need something harder.
- It's brim is too flimsy though so I need something harder.
- The tip on here is not flimsy or falling apart.
- So this is an incredibly flimsy box, but I'll just take this one out.
- Keith and I were wearing the the flimsier masks.
- They're absolutely enthralling and you see these ships that seem unbelievably flimsy for the voyages that they undertook.
- Why is the door to the holding cell so flimsy?
Examples
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There are two tiny little desks at the far end, separated by a flimsy divider.
Fiction book (1994) -
These doors are pretty flimsy, like everything else in this fleabag.
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This one is a bit flimsy, but it works for under eyes.
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These are pretty flimsy, and so I got this guy.
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These are a rather flimsy pack, but they cut right down the center.
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Had he made it across the river in that flimsy little boat?
Fiction book (1990) -
That other one was too flimsy for what I'm doing right now.
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Ralph was probably worried that his flimsy buildings would be next.
Fiction book (1996) -
These lockers are pretty flimsy.
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Down the hall, I could see my mother flying toward me, flimsy robe billowing out behind.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
524
1.0
Not strong in body or muscles and easily tired
347
1.0
Not made well and breaks or wears out quickly
83
3.4
Easily broken or damaged because it is not strong
53
3.3
Not firm or safe and likely to fail
52
4.1
Being physically weak and breaking easily
36
3.6
Unsteady and likely to move from side to side
31
3.9
Hard and likely to break
30
4.5
Not made well and likely to break or stop working
18
5.9
Unstable and likely to fall, like an old chair or bridge
9
4.8
Poor quality and likely to break quickly
9
6.8
Not solid or strong and not filling
5
1.3
Easy to damage or fall into pieces
4
8.0
Very thin and weak, like a light mist
1
5.0
A thing that is thin, weak, and breaks easily
1
9.9
Easily broken or damaged
1
6.7
The parts of something move easily when they are not held together firmly
Breaks easily into small pieces
Likely to wobble or break, like a weak chair
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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Etymology
Flimsy probably began as a simple word for something 'thin' or 'weak'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a very thin layer that can bend or break, which is why flimsy describes things that are easily damaged or not strong.