flimsy

/ˈflɪmzi/

/ˈflɪmzi/

Other forms: flimsiest; flimsier; flimsies

You can describe weak, thin, and fragile things as flimsy. Onion smells are strong, onion skins are flimsy. Blaming onions for making you cry during a sad movie, that's a flimsy excuse, when there are no onions in the theater.

A flimsy object and a flimsy objection or excuse are both without weight and are easy to knock down. You can see right through a flimsy curtain, and you can see right through a flimsy lie. If a tent or house of cards is flimsy, it will fall down with a slight breeze, and if your story isn't convincing anyone, it's probably weak and flimsy enough to flatten, too.

Definitions of flimsy

1. noun

   a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
   synonyms: onionskin

   type of:

   typewriter paper, typing paper

   writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter
2. adjective

   lacking solidity or strength
   “a flimsy table”

   “flimsy construction”

   synonyms:

   weak

   wanting in physical strength
3. adjective

   lacking substance or significance
   synonyms: fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

   insignificant, unimportant

   devoid of importance, meaning, or force
4. adjective

   not convincing
   synonyms: unconvincing

   unpersuasive

   not capable of persuading

   incredible, unbelievable

   beyond belief or understanding