FLIMSY

I. adjective (flimsier; -est) Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1film + -sy (as in tricksy) Date: circa 1702 1. lacking in physical strength or substance , of inferior materials and workmanship, having little worth or plausibility , flimsily adverb flimsiness noun II. noun (plural flimsies) Date: 1814 a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies