Papery

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, similar to, or related to paper.
Adjective
  1. 1
    thin and paperlike wordnet
  2. 2
    of or like paper wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
thinairyatrophiedattenuateattenuatedboyish

Example

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"Medlars have a very thin papery skin."

Etymology

From paper + -y.

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