flimsy 
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies • Syn: onionskin • Hypernyms: typewriter paper, typing paper
1. lacking solidity or strength (Freq. 2) - a flimsy table - flimsy construction • Similar to: weak • Derivationally related forms: flimsiness 2. not convincing - unconvincing argument - as unconvincing as a forced smile • Syn: unconvincing • Ant: convincing (for: unconvincing) • Similar to: unpersuasive • See Also: incredible, unbelievable • Derivationally related forms: flimsiness 3. lacking substance or significance - slight evidence - a tenuous argument - a thin plot • Syn: fragile, slight, tenuous, thin • Similar to: insignificant, unimportant • Derivationally related forms: thinness (for: thin), tenuity (for: tenuous), slightness (for: slight)
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