wafer-thin

[ wey-fer-thin ]

adjective

1. very thin:

   a wafer-thin slice.

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

But Mr Johnson told reporters on Wednesday that Republicans "have to be realistic about what we're able to achieve" with their wafer-thin majority.

From BBC

The surface of gravastars is represented by a wafer-thin skin of ordinary matter, the thickness of which approaches zero.

From Science Daily

The silicon semiconductor - wafer-thin and best-known now as a chip - sits at the heart of every technology we use, from iPhones to airplanes.

From BBC

A special feature of this method is the use of flash-frozen tissue, which is cut wafer-thin.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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