tissue-thin
Extremely fine material
Tissue-thin describes something extremely thin and delicate, like tissue paper.
The compound emphasizes fragility or insubstantiality: tissue-thin slices of prosciutto, a tissue-thin excuse.
Often hyphenated when used attributively.
Filmy, delicate material
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- filmyThin and translucent
wispy · fragile · delicate · fine · gauzy · ethereal · cobweb · membrane
Weak and easily damaged
- breakableCapable of shattering
- tearableAble to be ripped
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- insubstantialLacking physical or material substance
brittle · weak · frail · perishable · crumbling · precarious · tenuous · ephemeral
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
filmy · wispy · fragile · delicate · fine · gauzy · ethereal · cobweb · membrane · onionskin
flimsy
Weak and easily damaged
- breakableCapable of shattering
- tearableAble to be ripped
- vulnerableOpen to attack
insubstantial · brittle · weak · frail · perishable · crumbling · precarious · tenuous · ephemeral · papery
sliced
Divided by cutting
sheets · slivers · prosciutto · carpaccio · gold leaf · veneer · mica · flaky · pastry · baklava