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wafer-thin

[ wey-fer-thin ]
/ ˈweɪ fərˈθɪn /
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adjective

very thin: a wafer-thin slice.

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RELATED WORDS

wispy, slim, flimsy, delicate, translucent, paper-thin, cardboard, disposable, sheer, slight, attenuate, rarefied, refined, attenuated, insubstantial, papery, diaphanous, filmy, gossamer, permeable

Nearby words

wae, waesucks, waf, wafd, wafer, wafer-thin, waferboard, waff, waffen ss, waffle, waffle cloth
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Examples from the Web for wafer-thin

  • His acknowledgement that his true mission is to reach that wafer-thin sliver of voters still sitting on the political fence.

    Undecided Voters Are a Menace|Michelle Cottle|September 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

  • The shell of the wall, exposed where the door frame had torn away, was wafer-thin.

    It Could Be Anything|John Keith Laumer