flimsy adj 1: lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" syn fragile 2: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" syn slight, tenuous, thin 3: very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" syn light 4: resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" syn cardboard n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies syn onionskin Source: WordNet. Princeton University
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Fighting Talk: Flimsy Facts, Sweeping Statements and Inspired Sporting Hunches Hodder & StoughtonThe sports fact—the bedrock of any self-respecting fan, the trump card of the bar conversation. We can't quote Shakespeare or remember our loved ones' birthdays—superfluous!—but we can list, in alphabetical order, the last three strikers for our teams to have a 20-goal season, together with the names of their wives, children, aunts, favorite TV shows, and golf handicap. And so it is that Fighting Talk, the bastion of world-class punditry, introduces five years of accrued knowledge, one liners, quips, and anecdote, all gleaned from, or in the style of, the hugely popular show. Discover sports facts as pithy as what kind of chocolate bar Victoria Beckham was munching on as she gave birth to first son Brooklyn, or whether a World Cup victory has any effect on the victorious nation's GDP. Also, be challenged by the divisive Defend the Indefensibles in which our crack team of writers support motions as scurrilous as "the best thing about the Grand National is seeing a horse get shot," or "it's really true women really can't throw." Flimsy: Webster's Timeline History, 1535 - 2007 by Icon Group InternationalICON Group International, Inc.Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Flimsy," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Flimsy in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Flimsy when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Flimsy, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. The egg, or the memoirs of Gregory Giddy, Esq; with the lucubrations of Messrs. Francis Flimsy, Frederic Florid, and Ben Bombast. ... Also the memoirs of a Right Honourable Puppy. ... by See Notes Multiple ContributorsGale ECCO, Print EditionsThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Flimsies: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases by Icon Group InternationalIcon Group InternationalEver need a fact or quotation on "flimsies"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "flimsies," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "flimsies," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "flimsies," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. A flimsy excuse for a car.: An article from: TrialAssociation of Trial Lawyers of AmericaThis digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on February 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2036 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Flimsy memories. (espionage charges against American scientists made by Pavel Sudoplatov; includes related article): An article from: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistsby Priscilla Johnson McMillanEducational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc.This digital document is an article from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc. on July 1, 1994. The length of the article is 2392 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Open-door policy: flimsy doors and windows are prone to popping open, but we still have to fly the airplane.(ACCIDENT PROBE): An article from: Aviation Safetyby Joseph E. (Jeb) BurnsideBelvoir Media Group, LLCThis digital document is an article from Aviation Safety, published by Belvoir Media Group, LLC on September 1, 2010. The length of the article is 1371 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. |
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