Flim"sy (?), a. [Compar. Flimsier (?); superl. Flimsiest.] [Cf. W. llumsi naked, bare, empty, slouggish, 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.
Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.
Pope.
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.
2.
A bank note.
[Slang, Eng.]
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