wafer-thin

[wey-fer-thin]

adjective

1. very thin.

   a wafer-thin slice.

Example Sentences

The Heisman Trophy winner and former No. 1 overall pick has spent his adult life in that wafer-thin line at the top, the lofty latitude occupied by the best players in the game.

From Los Angeles Times

"She's sleeping on a wafer-thin mattress," he said of his mother, "that causes a lot of upset".

From BBC

Weiner—currently attempting another political comeback by running for New York City Council—accused Friedland of having a “bumper sticker” and “wafer-thin” knowledge of politics.

From Salon

The jet-set itinerary had included a third-place finish at the Rugby World Cup, wafer-thin away defeats by New Zealand and France and performances of much promise.

From BBC

I was straddling a wafer-thin allegorical fence: The young man my parents wanted me to be versus who I was becoming.

From Salon

Related Words

• delicate 
• flimsy 
• paper-thin 
• slim 
• translucent 
• wispy