papery

English

Etymology

From paper +‎ -y.

Adjective

papery (comparative more papery, superlative most papery)

1. Of, similar to, or related to paper.

Synonyms

• papyraceous; papyral, papyrian, papyrine (obs.)

Hyponyms

• paperlike, paperish, paper-thin (similar to paper)

Derived terms

• paperiness

 

Translations

being like paper

• Finnish: paperimainen, paperinohut
• Italian: cartaceo (it)
• Latin: papyraceus, chartarius

Anagrams

• prepay, yapper