noun
- A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies.
- synonyms: onionskin
adjective
- Lacking solidity or strength.
- usage: "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"
- Not convincing.
- usage: "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
- synonyms: unconvincing
- Lacking substance or significance.
- usage: "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
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