hairsbreadth

[hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth] /ˈhɛərzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ/

noun

a very small space or distance:

We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.

adjective

extremely narrow or close.

Also, hair's-breadth, hairbreadth.

Origin

1575-85

Examples from the web for hairsbreadth

His actions were a hairsbreadth away from being insulting.
Come see computers in control of metal cutting, and marvel at machines that make a hairsbreadth sound crude.