Meaning of 'flimsy' in Xhosa is: zakhiwe

flimsy: zakhiwe

Noun:

imali iphepha, lwemali, ngoqalo, idlavu.

Adjective:

ngoqalo, ezingenangqondo, sobuxoki, buthathaka, bhasi, nkungu, isiqaqa, engenamsebenzi, nepoti, bengabalulekanga, usiba, abanamandla, bangenamandla, balimeleyo, lambatha, nabayimilwelwe, abakhokhobayo, angamarhoqorhoqo, ngxenga, bajikele, -cuthene, necekethekileyo, thambile, enza, engazinzanga.

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Adjective(1) lacking solidity or strength(2) not convincing(3) lacking substance or significance(4) having little substance or significance(5) very thin and insubstantial(6) resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness(7) not strong; light(8) thin(9) unconvincing(10) implausible
Noun(1) a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies(2) a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

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(1) The handbrake looks very out of place and somewhat flimsy compared to the rest of the interior.(2) They are absolute zealots at trying to stop us from making backups of the media we purchase on flimsy , unprotected, easily damaged disks but have never once offered a remedy for the reason we need to make backups.(3) There was a woman too, dressed in a flimsy robe, curled up in a chair just to the side of the big man.(4) Excuses seem flimsy , and even the best are still just excuses.(5) I unzipped the covering and inwardly groaned at the sight of the flimsy white dress.(6) Suddenly they all seem desperately flimsy for the job.(7) Reality seemed flimsy ; certainties were abandoned, and threats were constant.(8) No, we can't let them squeak by with a flimsy excuse like that.(9) Plus there was only a flimsy shower curtain between the two of us.(10) I'll also not forget the scene in Othello when Iago talks The Moor into believing something which flimsy evidence would easily prove to be false.(11) A warped rationale twisted and struggled madly to keep back the torrent rising against the flimsy barrier of his lie.(12) The nail file on these clippers is about two inches long - if that - and incredibly flimsy .(13) Furthermore, the wild gales in summer could sometimes easily blow down the flimsy sheds.(14) Each song received great cheers - and a couple of pairs of flimsy underwear were thrown onstage before the night ended.(15) A handful had remained loyal to their oath as doctors or to their basic sense of decency and had refused to carry out instructions, citing valid excuses or flimsy pretexts.(16) Maybe that's why they're there, to add structural strength because of the somewhat flimsy nature of aluminium.