slimsy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈslɪmzi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Blend of slim + flimsy.
Meanings
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(US, colloquial, dated) flimsy; frail
In front of the store, and in and out of the interminable pushcarts, with their flaring oil-lamps at night illuminating a bewildering miscellany of merchandise,—everything from spoiled grapefruit to slimsy suspenders, Rosey played and fought and bit her way.
1922, Robert Gordon Anderson, The Isle of Seven Moons, Chapter 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most slimsy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| slimsiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more slimsy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| slimsier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| slimpsy | alternative | lexicographic |