wafer-thin

[ wey-fer-thin ]

adjective

1. very thin:

   a wafer-thin slice.

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

Moisten with mayonnaise and spread between wafer thin slices of white or brown bread.

From Project Gutenberg

Again, bread and butter, cut wafer thin and rolled, may appear.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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