FLIMSY
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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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Flim"sy, n. 1. Thin or transfer paper.
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2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]
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