PAPERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does papery mean? • PAPERY (adjective)
The adjective PAPERY has 2 senses:
1. thin and paperlike
2. of or like paper
Familiarity information: PAPERY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PAPERY (adjective)
Meaning:
Thin and paperlike
Context examples:
papery leaves / wasps that make nests of papery material
Similar:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
Meaning:
Of or like paper
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
chartaceous; paperlike; papery
Pertainym:
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
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