Flimsy
Flimsy adjective - Being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance.
Both words in one sentence
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However, this trait still works against the General: Gustave discredits one of Nebelstern's friends instead, on very flimsy grounds, and Nebelstern resigns in protest.
Source: Video Game / SaGa Frontier 2 - When [[Morgase Trakand goes undercover in The High Queen to escape being made a puppet, she turns out to be comically bad at pretending to be a maid (and humility in general), making her disguise flimsy at best.
Source: Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense -
The most egregious general example: Why are there always craggy walls when Raziel needs to climb to a ledge (Benevolent Architecture), but on the other hand, why can't he just climb any wall (Malevolent Architecture with a flimsy excuse)?
Source: Benevolent Architecture
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