FLIMSY

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. Pope. All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.

2.
n.

Thin or transfer paper.

3.
n.

A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]


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