SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
flimsy
adjective
Weak in substance, construction, or supporting evidence.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Lacking strength or substance
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Usage distinction
Return to topFragile suits physical construction; tenuous and unconvincing suit an argument or its evidence.
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The committee rejected the proposal because its supporting evidence was flimsy.
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.
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