Broken and Flimsy

Broken

Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

Flimsy and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flimsy" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Flimsy

Flimsy adjective - Being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance.

Broken and flimsy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Flimsy".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • In Brütal Legend, Eddie uses some very flimsy evidence and some epic conclusion jumping to accuse Ophelia of being a demon - cue a broken cutie, Face–Heel Turn, and pain for everybody.
  • Film / V/H/S A Man Is Always Eager: Defied like hell by both Clint in "Amateur Night" and Joey in "Tuesday the 17th" - both are put-off by the circumstances (Clint's broken arm and recently-murdered friends and Joey being told a very flimsy excuse about the absence of their friends before being propositioned.).
    Source: Film / V/H/S
  • Benevolent Architecture In the case of vehicles, for example, the town may have an abundance of broken bridges that can be jumped over, flimsy fences protecting places where cars aren't "supposed" to go, a strange overabundance of seemingly useless ramps, etc.
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