word for the day

slimsy \SLIM-zee\ , adjective:
Flimsy; frail.

"Nice girl . . ." he mused, "but sort of thin and slimsy and delicate, not robust and hearty like the kind of girl you ought to have on a farm."
-- Bess Streeter Aldrich, A White Flying Bird

The coat was a slimsy bit of dark silk, with a glister in it; and the hat was the thinnest straw, the brim curling a little in the wind.
-- Max Brand, Storm on the Range

Slimsy is an Americanism that came into common use in the 1830s and early 1840s. It is a combination of slim and flimsy.

I get a  new word each day on my igoogle homepage from dictionary.com. It's my favorite gadget! Today's word, slimsy, is a fun-to-use word; it fits perfectly into sentences like the following!

She is so slimsy; bless her heart, I bet she has never been introduced to Chocolate-Praline Cake!
Those slimsy Steve Madden sandals will be perfect for summer!
Slimsy-framed people usually have a hard time staying warm.