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razor-thin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
ra-zor-thin
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.

adj

A very small difference, or advantage, when comparing two items.

Example Sentences

Etymology

First use appears c. 1909, in the Washington Post.

Inflected Forms

razor thin (alternative)

Synonyms

paper-thin

Questions

What does razor-thin mean?
Extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.
Where does razor-thin come from?
First use appears c. 1909, in the Washington Post.

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