flimsy
41tenuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unsubstantial, flimsy; thin, slender; rarefied. See narrowness, rarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Slender] Syn. slim, fine, narrow; see thin 2 , 5 . 2. [Flimsy] Syn. insubstantial, slight,… …
42insubstantial — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Imaginary] Syn. ephemeral, illusory, intangible; see fanciful 1 , imaginary , unreal . 2. [Flimsy] Syn. petty, slight, frail, tenuous; see flimsy 1 , poor 2 , weak 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. slight flimsy,… …
43fragile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delicate, frail, breakable; tenuous, gossamer. See brittleness, weakness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frail, delicate, breakable, frangible, friable, brittle, dainty, weak, flimsy; see also dainty 1 …
44thin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slender, lean, narrow (see narrowness); watery, weak, di luted; attenuated; faint, dim, threadlike; fine, delicate; poor, lame (as an excuse); flimsy, sheer, filmy. See rarity, weakness,… …
45weak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. feeble (see weakness); faulty, unsatisfactory; uncertain, unsure, irresolute; watery, diluted, attenuated; faint, soft. See imperfection, uncertainty, cowardice, changeableness, softness. II (Roget… …
46unsubstantial — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Flimsy] Syn. fragile, frail, thin; see light 5 . 2. [Unreal] Syn. visionary, vaporous, imaginary; see fantastic 1 , unbelievable . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having no body, form, or substance . bodiless,… …
47Probabilism — • The moral system which holds that, when there is question solely of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of an action, it is permissible to follow a solidly probable opinion in favour of liberty even though the opposing view is more probable.… …
48jerry-built — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. flimsy, gimcrack, tacky. See badness, building. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flimsy, shoddy, rickety, cheap; see faulty , flimsy 1 , unfinished 1 …
49onionskin — noun a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies • Syn: ↑flimsy • Derivationally related forms: ↑flimsy (for: ↑flimsy) • Hypernyms: ↑typewriter paper, ↑ …
50flim´si|ness — flim|sy «FLIHM zee», adjective, si|er, si|est, noun, plural sies. –adj. 1. light and thin; slight; frail; without strength; easily broken: »The tissue paper she used to wrap my present was flimsy and tore off. Muslin is too flimsy to be used for …
