Flimsy vs Ineffectual - What's the difference?
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Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
* Sheridan
Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
*1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
*:Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand.
(informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
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unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile
worthless
weak; lacking forcefulness
Flimsy is a related term of ineffectual.
As adjectives the difference between flimsy and ineffectual
is that flimsy is likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile while ineffectual is unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile.As a noun flimsy
is thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.flimsy
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
- All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
Antonyms
* robust * strong * sturdyNoun
(flimsies)citation
ineffectual
English
Alternative forms
* ineffectuall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- After several ineffectual and abortive leaps, we were forced to lift him over the obstacle.
- Our group leader proved highly ineffectual , caving to every whim put forth by the other members.