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flimsy

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.

The committee rejected the proposal because its supporting evidence was flimsy.
Dictionary practice example.
After three successful pop-up exhibitions, the organizers grew complacent and stopped checking whether their usual room was available. Their confidence rested on flimsy evidence: an unsigned message saying that the date looked fine.
From When Confidence Outruns the Evidence.
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