Flimsy

a.	1.	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.
n.	1.	Thin or transfer paper.
	2.	A bank note.

Noun	1.	flimsy - a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies Synonyms: onionskin
Adj.	1.	flimsy - lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" Synonyms: fragile
	2.	flimsy - having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" Synonyms: slight, tenuous, thin
	3.	flimsy - very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" Synonyms: light
	4.	flimsy - resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" Synonyms: cardboard

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