flimsily
In fragile fashion
Flimsily means in a flimsy manner—weakly, insubstantially, or unconvincingly.
A shelter flimsily constructed from scraps won't withstand much weather.
An argument flimsily supported by evidence is easy to dismiss.
She was flimsily dressed for such cold weather.
In sparse layers
- gauzilyIn translucent manner
- sheerlyAbsolutely or perpendicularly
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
- transparentlyIn an obvious manner
diaphanously · wispily · gossamer · insubstantially · airily · lightly · ethereally · frailly
Unsteady, liable to collapse
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
dilapidated · ramshackle · jerry-built · slapdash · haphazardly · shoddily · precariously · unstably
Without seeming believable
- weaklyWithout much force
- implausiblyIn an unbelievable way
- tenuouslyWith slight foundation
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
shakily · unsoundly · speciously · inadequately · insufficiently · unpersuasively · feebly · lamely
thinly
In sparse layers
- gauzilyIn translucent manner
- sheerlyAbsolutely or perpendicularly
- delicatelyIn a careful, subtle manner
transparently · diaphanously · wispily · gossamer · insubstantially · airily · lightly · ethereally · frailly · papery
rickety
Unsteady, liable to collapse
tottering · dilapidated · ramshackle · jerry-built · slapdash · haphazardly · shoddily · precariously · unstably · loosely
unconvincingly
Without seeming believable
- weaklyWithout much force
- implausiblyIn an unbelievable way
- tenuouslyWith slight foundation
dubiously · shakily · unsoundly · speciously · inadequately · insufficiently · unpersuasively · feebly · lamely · hollowly
flimsilysolidly
In a firm manner
convincingly · substantially · compellingly · soundly · rigorously