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flimsily

flimsily adverb: in a flimsy manner.

Adverb

flimsily (comparative more flimsily, superlative most flimsily)

  1. In a flimsy manner
    • They had barely time to regain the garden, when the flames shot through the house from top to bottom; for it was flimsily built inside and as dry as tinder.1900, Edward Stratemeyer, On to Pekin, Chapter 19

Forms of flimsily

comparativemore flimsily
superlativemost flimsily

Origin of flimsily

From flimsy + -ly.

Questions about flimsily

What does flimsily mean?
Flimsily means in a flimsy manner.
What part of speech is flimsily?
Flimsily is an adverb.

Words near flimsily in the dictionary

  1. flims
  2. flimsied
  3. flimsier
  4. flimsies
  5. flimsiest
  6. flimsily
  7. flimsiness
  8. flimsinesses
  9. flimsy
  10. flimsying
  11. Flimwell

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