The starving boy was pencil-thin.
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Pencil-thin
//ˌpɛns(ə)l ˈθɪn//
Synonyms for "pencil-thin" (1 found)
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5 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- langanlaiha adj (tall and thin)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- syltynn adj (somewhat cylindrical and slender like a pencil)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- syltynn adj (somewhat cylindrical and slender like a pencil)
Spanish
2 entries- cuerpo palillo adj (tall and thin)
- fino adj (somewhat cylindrical and slender like a pencil)
Sample sentences
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Pencil-Thin Treillage must be made of a metal that flows evenly and fully into every part of intricate molds.
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She would melt the bits of paraffin and make pencil-thin candles so that she, her daughters, and daughters-in-law could kindle the Sabbath candles and welcome the Sabbath with the number of candles they were accustomed to light in the pre-Hitler days.
Source: wiktionary
Pencil-thin, cigarette-wielding women swayed to the rhythm of jazz bands, and unprecedented quantities of wine were consumed.
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