paper-thin

adj 2

Collocations

VERB + PAPER-THIN

appear, rings

PAPER-THIN + NOUN

difference

PREP.

between, in

ADV.

only

Definitions

adj

Very thin, such as the quality of paper.

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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Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

Compared with Saturn's size, the rings appear paper-thin.

Tatoeba · #6285407

The walls appear to be made of solid blocks of stone, but are in fact paper-thin.

Tatoeba · #11588063

They say there's only a paper-thin difference between love and hate, but I hate what I hate.

Tatoeba · #12481094

Usage Notes

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In some senses, paper-thin is marked as figuratively, literally. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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