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flimsiest (encz) | flimsiest,nejchatrnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Flimsiest (gcide) | 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.
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Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. --Pope.
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All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
--Sheridan.
Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
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Flimsiest (gcide) | 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.
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Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. --Pope.
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All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
--Sheridan.
Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
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