Pappiness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Quality of being pappy. uncountable
"A filthy ring of scum dwelt around the inside of the washbasin and the soap took on a repulsive pappiness having lain steeped in a cracked soap dish half full of murky water for days."
Example
More examples"A filthy ring of scum dwelt around the inside of the washbasin and the soap took on a repulsive pappiness having lain steeped in a cracked soap dish half full of murky water for days."
Etymology
From pappy + -ness.
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