ペラい

i-adjective

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

Colloquial adjective derived from 薄っぺらい. Describes something physically thin and flimsy, or metaphorically shallow and cheap.

See also: 薄っぺらい

• この紙かみ、ペラいからすぐ破やぶれそう。

  This paper is so thin it looks like it'll tear right away.