rail-thin
rail-thin adjective: very thin, unhealthily thin.
Adjective
rail-thin (comparative more rail-thin, superlative most rail-thin)
- Very thin, unhealthily thin.
- But on the runway, the clothes designers love them. There is now a movement starting in Italy not to use rail-thin models and to return to those who actually look like women.2009, Richard Norgaard, Controlling Your Future, Six Steps To A Better Life, page 133
Forms of rail-thin
| comparative | more rail-thin |
|---|---|
| superlative | most rail-thin |
Questions about rail-thin
- What does rail-thin mean?
- Rail-thin means very thin, unhealthily thin.
- What part of speech is rail-thin?
- Rail-thin is an adjective.
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