paper-thin

pa·per-thin

(pā′pər-thĭn′)adj. Very thin or shallow: a paper-thin membrane.

paper-thin

adj extremely thin; as thin as paper

pa′per-thin′



adj. 1. extremely thin: paper-thin pastry. 2. inadequate or unconvincing; flimsy: a paper-thin excuse. [1925–30]
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