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1
being of less than usual width
- a hairline crack in the mug, almost too small to notice, was enough to make the mug break when filled with hot tea
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- fine,
- narrow,
- needlelike,
- paper-thin,
- skinny,
- slender,
- slim,
- slim-jim,
- thin,
- ultrathin
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- attenuate,
- attenuated,
- elongate
- (or elongated),
- linear
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2
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
- a hairline distinction between her rating of certain things as "necessary" and others as "absolutely necessary"
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3
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
- an ultrasensitive telescope that requires hairline placement of the lenses
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hairline
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of hairline (Entry 2 of 2)
a very small distance or degree
- the controversial measure passed by a hairline, the margin of victory being but a single vote
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“Hairline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairline. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of hairline was in 1846
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