slimsy
[ slim-zee ]
/ ˈslɪm zi /
adjective
flimsy; frail.
Also
slimp·sy
[slimp-see] /ˈslɪmp si/.
Words nearby slimsy
slimeball,
slimline,
slimmer,
slimming,
slimnastics,
slimsy,
slimy,
sling,
sling chair,
sling hash,
sling mud at
Example sentences from the Web for slimsy
His slimsy silver spoon, dented with toothmarks of an ancestor who had died in a delirium, was laid evenly by his plate.
Hissing arcs up under that slimsy roof throw high lights and deep shadows here and there and everywhere.
The Modern Railroad |Edward HungerfordThey were none of the slimsy, composition-filled, aniline-dyed calicoes of to-day.
Home Life in Colonial Days |Alice Morse Earle
British Dictionary definitions for slimsy
slimsy
/ (ˈslɪmzɪ) /
adjective -sier or -siest
US informal
frail
Word Origin for slimsy
C19: from
slim +
flimsy