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flimsy

[flim-zee] / ˈflɪm zi /




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Critics argue that this interpretation is legally flimsy and dangerously broad.

From Salon

When the dresses arrived weeks later they were poorly made of flimsy material and "looked awful".

From BBC

“Shakespeare in Love” kidnapped its subject to force him into a flimsy and meretricious romcom; “Hamnet” reduces the concept of tragedy to actors being extremely sad.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tunnels and bridges built after that were often too narrow or flimsy to accommodate convoys.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2024, the 35-year-old placed 144 Amazon orders for everything from a flimsy hand towel holder to a multicolored pack of eight Apple watch bands that she had to cut to fit her wrist.

From The Wall Street Journal