paper-thin
/ˌpeɪpə ˈθɪn/adjective
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कागज़ जैसा पतला, बहुत ही पतला
Core word
adjective
- 1
extremely thin
कागज़ जैसा पतला, बहुत ही पतला
- She cut the onion into paper-thin slices.
- The walls of the cheap flat are paper-thin, so we can hear our neighbours.
- The sweet is wrapped in paper-thin silver leaf.
+ 2 more examples
- The fabric was paper-thin and almost transparent.
- She sliced the potatoes into paper-thin pieces for the chips.
Synonyms wafer-thin
Opposite thick
- 2
(of a margin, majority or lead) very small
बहुत कम (अंतर या बढ़त)
- The party won by a paper-thin majority.
- Radhika's lead in the race was paper-thin.
- The government survived with a paper-thin majority.
+ 2 more examples
- His paper-thin lead disappeared in the final over.
- They won by a paper-thin margin of two votes.