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gossamer-thin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
gos-samer-thin
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Light and thin.

adj

Having a flimsy factual basis; unsubstantiated, hard to believe.

Questions

What does gossamer-thin mean?
Light and thin.

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