flimsily

English

Etymology

From flimsy +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

flimsily (comparative more flimsily, superlative most flimsily)

  1. In a flimsy manner
    • 1900, Edward Stratemeyer, On to Pekin, Chapter 19:
      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.
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