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View synonyms for hairsbreadth
hairsbreadth
[ hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth ]
noun
- a very small space or distance:
We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
adjective
- extremely narrow or close.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hairsbreadth1
First recorded in 1575–85
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