Vocabulary
Flimsy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
insubstantial and easily damaged.
Urdu meaning
بودا، نازک، خفیف
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- DHR warns that hurried bulk disposals, flimsy explanations and neglected evidence are stripping the commission of credibility.
- While all the provinces have issued decrees banning single-use plastic bags, the flimsy carriers still change hands in bazaars from Karachi to Peshawar.
- In other, more violent episodes, there have been organised attacks on various confessional groups on flimsy, often fabricated grounds.
- It cannot be simply undone by one side over flimsy pretexts.
- There is absolutely no doubt that India`s action is highly provocative as it is based on flimsy grounds and mala fide intent.
Synonyms
insubstantial, slight, light, fragile, breakable, frail, shaky, unstable, wobbly, tottery,
Curator example
“a flimsy barrier”
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