Usually means: Thin, flimsy, lacking in strength.
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  1. slimsy: Merriam-Webster
  2. slimsy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. slimsy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. slimsy: Wordnik
  5. slimsy: Wiktionary
  6. slimsy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. slimsy: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. slimsy: Dictionary.com
  9. Slimsy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. slimsy: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Slimsy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. slimsy: FreeDictionary.org
  13. slimsy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. slimsy: A Word A Day

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▸ adjective:  (US, colloquial, dated) flimsy; frail

Similar:
slimpsy, flimsy, silly, sleazy, slim, leasy, limp, thin, slender, pasteboard, more...

Opposite:
sturdy, robust, substantial, solid, durable

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Similar:
slimpsy, flimsy, silly, sleazy, slim, leasy, limp, thin, slender, pasteboard, more...

Opposite:
sturdy, robust, substantial, solid, durable



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