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Definition of pencil-thin adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pencil-thin

adjective

/ˌpensl ˈθɪn/

/ˌpensl ˈθɪn/

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very thin
- a pencil-thin moustache
- All the models were pencil-thin.
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