flimsy excuse

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• flimsy excuse — poor explanation, insubstantial defense, inadequate justification …   English contemporary dictionary

• flimsy — [flim′zē] adj. flimsier, flimsiest [< ?] 1. thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail 2. ill conceived and inadequate; ineffectual [a flimsy excuse] n. pl. flimsies Chiefly Brit. 1. a sheet of thin paper, as used for… …   English World dictionary

• flimsy — flim|sy [ˈflımzi] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from FILM1 very thin layer ] 1.) flimsy cloth or clothing is light and thin ▪ a flimsy cotton dress 2.) something that is flimsy is not strong or well made, and will break easily ▪ a flimsy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flimsy — UK [ˈflɪmzɪ] / US adjective Word forms flimsy : adjective flimsy comparative flimsier superlative flimsiest 1) light and not providing very much protection a flimsy cotton blouse 2) badly built or made, and so likely to break easily Thousands… …   English dictionary

• flimsy — flim|sy [ flımzi ] adjective 1. ) light and not providing very much protection: a flimsy cotton blouse 2. ) badly built or made, and so likely to break easily: Thousands live in flimsy huts in the hills surrounding the capital. 3. ) not very… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flimsy — /ˈflɪmzi / (say flimzee) adjective (flimsier, flimsiest) 1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy material; a flimsy structure. 2. weak; inadequate; not carefully thought out: a flimsy excuse; a flimsy argument. –noun (plural flimsies)… …  

• flimsy — I. adjective (flimsier; est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1film + sy (as in tricksy) Date: circa 1702 1. a. lacking in physical strength or substance < flimsy silks > b. of inferior materials and workmanship 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flimsy — flimsily, adv. flimsiness, n. /flim zee/, adj., flimsier, flimsiest, n., pl. flimsies. adj. 1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure. 2. weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing: a flimsy excuse. n. 3. a… …   Universalium

• flimsy — [ˈflɪmzi] adj 1) made of a thin or light substance a flimsy cotton blouse[/ex] 2) badly made and likely to break easily a flimsy wooden fence[/ex] 3) not very reliable, or not easy to believe a flimsy excuse[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Flimsy — Flim sy, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. {Limsy}.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• excuse — I n. 1) to find; make; make up an excuse for 2) to accept an excuse 3) to reject an excuse 4) an acceptable, good; convincing; feeble, flimsy, lame, poor, weak; glib; plausible; ready made; unacceptable; valid excuse 5) an excuse for (an excuse… …   Combinatory dictionary