paper thin

1. (hyphenated if used prenominally) Literally, having a thickness comparable to paper; exceptionally thin. This blade is so sharp that it can cut through a tin can with a paper-thin incision. Young lady, you are not going on a date wearing a dress as paper thin as that!

2. By extension, quite meager, inadequate, or feeble. John is always offering some paper-thin excuse as to why he's late. The promises the new president made in her campaign were exceptional, but so far her results have been paper thin.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruwa	-	Arabic
Helena	he-LE-nah (German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish), hay-LAY-nah (Dutch), HE-le-nah (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Es
VitÓRia	vee-TAW-ryə	Portuguese
Ligeia	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Pearson	['piəsn]
Hebel	-	Hebrew