flimsily
adverb
uk/ˈflɪm.zəl.i/us/ˈflɪm.zəl.i/flimsilyadverb(NOT STRONGLY)
in a way that iseasilybrokenordestroyed, or that does not give muchprotection:
Thehutswere flimsilyconstructedand did notkeepout therain.
Flimsilyclothedmodelsstoodbeside the newcars.
- Considering howexpensivethey were, theblockswere flimsilybuilt.
- Asignis flimsilysuspendedabove thedoorway.
- Shipscarryingbulkcargoessplitinhalfin themiddleof theocean,simplybecause they werebuilttoo flimsily.
Fragile and breakable
- breakable
- brittle
- crumbly
- delicacy
- delicate
- dodgy
- fissile
- flaky
- flimsiness
- flimsy
- fragile
- fragility
- frail
- friable
- ramshackle
- rickety
- tenuous
- tenuously
flimsilyadverb(DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE)
in a way that isweakanddifficulttobelieve:
Theallegationsagainst him were flimsilybased.
The flimsilysourcedrumoursmade it intonewspapersacrossthecountry.
- They had tofallback on flimsilysupportedanecdote.
- Theplotis flimsilyuninteresting.
- Theabilityofreporterstoprotecttheirsourcesisbasedsomewhatflimsily on aninterpretationof the US Constitution.
Impossible and improbable
- apt
- aptness
- be out of the questionidiom
- be pissing in the windidiom
- beggar
- doubt
- fat chanceidiom
- fear
- flimsiness
- goodbye
- goodbye tosomethingidiom
- impenetrably
- implausibility
- nail
- nohow
- not have a snowball's chance in hellidiom
- one in a millionidiom
- pig
- pigs might flyidiom
- unicorn
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