薄うすっぺらい

i-adjective

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

Colloquial and often derogatory. Describes physical thinness of objects, or figuratively shallow, insubstantial, or cheap-seeming things, ideas, or people. Stronger and more emotive than 薄い.

See also: 薄っぺら (うすっぺら)

• この紙かみは薄うすっぺらくてすぐ破やぶれそうだ。

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

• 彼かれの言いい訳わけは薄うすっぺらい。

  His excuse is shallow and unconvincing.