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Flimsily

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flim·sy  (flmz)
adj. flim·si·er, flim·si·est
1. Light, thin, and insubstantial: a flimsy fabric.
2. Lacking solidity or strength: a flimsy table.
3. Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a flimsy excuse.
n. pl. flim·sies
1. Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.
2. Something written on this thin paper.
[Origin unknown.]
flimsi·ly adv.
flimsi·ness n.
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Adv.1.flimsily - in a weak and flimsy manner; "this car is so flimsily constructed!"


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In other words, the intelligent-design drive is religion flimsily repackaged as science.
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