paper-thin

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paper-thin

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literally, not comparable Very thin, such as the quality of paper.
Similar: paper-thick, razor-thin
figuratively, not comparable Insubstantial. As late as 1948 NKP, for its part, pitted its Berkshires against borrowed road diesels and declared that the difference in costs was less than paper thin.

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@misc{paper_thin_2026,
  title = {paper-thin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paper-thin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}