In a flimsy manner; in a way that is thin, fragile, weak, or lacking substance or conviction.
From 'flimsy' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' This adverb converts the adjective into a modifier for verbs or other adjectives, describing how something is done or appears.
'Flimsily' appears frequently in criticism and book reviews—describing how an author 'flimsily constructed' a character or 'flimsily justified' a plot twist reveals how naturally we use the old printing term as a metaphor.
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