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flimsy
What does flimsy mean?
flimsy (adjective): likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use flimsy in a sentence?
- He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce flimsy?
/ˈflɪmzi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “flimsy” mean?
likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial
Right! That's what “flimsy” means.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
Not quite: that's what hesitant means.
free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
Not quite: that's what blank means.
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
Not quite: that's what primeval means.
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