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Flimsy Excuse Flim‧Sy ˈflɪmzi Adjective 1flimsy Cloth Clothing

Front flimsy
Back flim‧sy /ˈflɪmzi/ adjective
1flimsy cloth or clothing is light and thin:
a flimsy cotton dress
2something that is flimsy is not strong or well-made, and will break easily:
a flimsy wooden building
3a flimsy agreement is weak and can easily be damaged or broken:
a flimsy alliance between the two tribal groups
4a flimsy argument or excuse does not seem very likely and people do not believe it OPP convincing:
The evidence against him is extremely flimsy.
a flimsy excuse
—flimsily adverb
—flimsiness noun [uncountable]

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