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wafer-thin

/ˈweɪ.fər ˌθɪn/

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adjective

/ˈweɪ.fər ˌθɪn/B2formalbritish
  • ruОписывает что-то чрезвычайно тонкое, часто используется для подчеркивания хрупкости или точности.

Describes something that is extremely thin, often used to emphasize fragility or precision.

  1. Extremely thinB2informal

    Describing something that is very thin, often like a wafer.

    ruТонкий как вафля

    • The chocolate was wafer-thin and melted instantly on the tongue.
    • He sliced the cucumber into wafer-thin pieces for the salad.
    • The walls in the old apartment were wafer-thin, so you could hear everything.

    Synonymsfilmypaper thinsheer

    Antonymsbulkychunkythickthickset

Forms
  • more wafer-thin comparative form
  • most wafer-thin superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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adverb

/ˈweɪ.fər ˌθɪn/B2formal
  • ruНаречие (часто используемое как прилагательное), означающее «чрезвычайно тонкий», как вафля. Используется для описания чего-то минимальной толщины, часто в прямом или переносном смысле.

An adverb (often used as an adjective) meaning "extremely thin," like a wafer. It is used to describe something of minimal thickness, often in a literal or figurative sense.

  1. Extremely thinB2informal

    Describing something that is very thin, like a wafer.

    ruТончайший

    • The slices of ham were cut wafer-thin.
    • She wore a wafer-thin gold chain around her neck.
    • The ice on the lake was wafer-thin and dangerous to walk on.

    Synonymsdiaphanousfilmygossamerhairlinepaper thin

    Antonymsbulkythick

Forms
  • more wafer-thin comparative form
  • most wafer-thin superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

Inherited terms

Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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