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Definition of wafer-thin adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wafer-thin

adjective
 
/ˌweɪfə ˈθɪn/
 
/ˌweɪfər ˈθɪn/
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  1. very thin
    • wafer-thin mints
    • Our profit margin is already wafer-thin.
    compare paper-thin
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWafer-thin is used with these nouns:
    • majority
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