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gossamer-thin

gossamer-thin adjective: light and thin.

Adjective

gossamer-thin (not comparable)

  1. Light and thin.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Having a flimsy factual basis; unsubstantiated, hard to believe.

Questions about gossamer-thin

What does gossamer-thin mean?
Gossamer-thin means light and thin.
What part of speech is gossamer-thin?
Gossamer-thin is an adjective.

Words near gossamer-thin in the dictionary

  1. Gossage
  2. Gossages
  3. gossamer
  4. gossamer spider
  5. gossamer spiders
  6. gossamer-thin
  7. gossamer-winged butterflies
  8. gossamer-winged butterfly
  9. gossamere
  10. gossamered
  11. gossamerlike

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