Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flimsily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: flim-si-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a flimsy manner

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flimsy Middle English -ly English -ly English flimsily From flimsy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more flimsily (comparative) most flimsily (superlative)

Questions

What does flimsily mean?: In a flimsy manner
Where does flimsily come from?: Etymology tree English flimsy Middle English -ly English -ly English flimsily From flimsy + -ly.

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