flimsy

/ˈflɪmzi/ adjective

Definition

THIN › thin and not solid or strong: a flimsy cardboard box Aren't you cold in that flimsy dress?

WEAK › A flimsy argument, excuse, etc is weak and difficult to believe: I'm sick of his flimsy excuses for being late.

(Definition of flimsy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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