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flimsy
(encz) | flimsy,kopírák n: Zdeněk Brož |
flimsy
(encz) | flimsy,nekvalitní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
flimsy
(encz) | flimsy,tenký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Flimsy
(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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Flimsy
(gcide) | Flimsy \Flim"sy\, n.
1. Thin or transfer paper.
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2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]
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flimsy
(wn) | flimsy
adj 1: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy
construction"
2: not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as
a forced smile" [syn: unconvincing, flimsy] [ant:
convincing]
3: lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a
tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
[syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin]
n 1: a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially
for making carbon copies [syn: onionskin, flimsy] |
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Flimsy
(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.
[1913 Webster]Flimsy \Flim"sy\, n.
1. Thin or transfer paper.
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2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]
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