wafer-thin
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈweɪfər θɪn/
:
ultra delgado
- The vegetables (eggplant, mushrooms, black-eyed peas) are mixed with wafer-thin slices that she first takes to be cheese.
- wafer-thin slices
- wafer-thin margins
This guy is like, you know, thin, like wafer thin, like on death's doorstep.
- This guy is like, you know, thin, like wafer thin, like on death's doorstep.
Examples
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The artist used a wafer-thin layer of paint to create a delicate effect on the canvas.
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He cut wafer-thin strips of melon and passed her one.
Fiction book (1993) -
" He looked at his watch, a wafer-thin, gold job with small diamonds for numbers.
Fiction book (2000) -
This guy is like, you know, thin, like wafer thin, like on death's doorstep.
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This new laptop is wafer thin: it feels like two pieces of metal on a hinge.
Blog text (7) -
And you are on the other side, where the grid breaks into tiny oracular tiles, wafer thin, distorted.
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As Chris Sinclair's gaze moved, he saw only these wafer-thin figures like targets in a pinball game.
Fiction book (1999) -
The new smartphone is incredibly lightweight and has a wafer-thin design that makes it easy to carry.
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She prefers wafer-thin cookies that are crispy and melt in your mouth.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice
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3.9
Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper
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4.4
Very small in amount or size, often for close results
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4.4
Extremely thin in shape or size
Thin, flat, and very crisp like a cookie
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Etymology
Wafer-thin comes from wafer, a very thin flat cake or biscuit, and thin meaning 'not thick'. So something called wafer-thin is 'as thin as a wafer', which explains its current meaning.