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paper-thin
[ pey-per-thin ]
adjective
- extremely thin:
a paper-thin razor blade.
- inadequate or unconvincing; flimsy:
a paper-thin excuse.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paper-thin1
Example Sentences
He has argued that Gascón’s analysis of the case was paper-thin, questioned the validity of their self-defense claims and repeatedly insisted the brothers had lied about the circumstances of the shooting.
Rudd and Ortega’s characters are so paper-thin that viewers can see right through them, getting a look at what will come next before Elliot and Ridley do.
"The amount of detail is paper-thin," he said.
But Hannah herself is relatively one-dimensional, and Lourd is unsuited to her paper-thin character.
This left Johnson shy of a necessary majority due to his party's paper-thin advantage in the lower chamber.
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