Wafer-thin

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very thin, as thin as a wafer. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Extremely marginal or tenuous. not-comparable

    "The President is struggling to maintain his government with only a wafer-thin majority in the lower house."

Adjective
  1. 1
    very thin wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    extremely thin wordnet

Example

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"The biscuit was coated with a wafer-thin layer of chocolate."

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wafer-thin mint

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