Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - flimsy
Flimsy
flimsy
adj. & n. --adj. (flimsier, flimsiest) 1 lightly or carelessly assembled; insubstantial, easily damaged (a flimsy structure). 2 (of an excuse etc.) unconvincing (a flimsy pretext). 3 paltry; trivial; superficial (a flimsy play). 4 (of clothing) thin (a flimsy blouse). --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very thin paper. b a document, esp. a copy, made on this. 2 a flimsy thing, esp. women's underwear. Derivatives flimsily adv. flimsiness n. Etymology: 17th c.: prob. f. FLIMFLAM: cf. TIPSY
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I. adjective (flimsier; -est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1film + -sy (as in tricksy) Date: circa 1702 1. lacking in physical strength or substance , of inferior materials and workmanship, having little worth or plausibility , flimsily adverb flimsiness noun II. noun (plural flimsies) Date: 1814 a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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