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papery

 
Dictionary: pa·per·y   ('pə-rē) pronunciation
adj.
Resembling paper, as in thickness or texture.

paperiness pa'per·i·ness n.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: thin and paperlike

Meaning #2: of or like paper
  Synonyms: chartaceous, paperlike
  Pertains to noun: paper (meaning #1)


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - papirtynd, papiragtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
papierachtig

Français (French)
adj. - mince comme du papier, semblable au papier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - papierartig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (για υφάσματα) λείο(ς), κυλινδρισμένο(ς)

Italiano (Italian)
cartaceo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - papiráceo (com a aparência de papel)

Русский (Russian)
хрупкий, иссохший, тонкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - parecido al papel

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pappersliknande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
薄的, 像纸的, 纸质的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 薄的, 像紙的, 紙質的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지질의, 취약한, 무료 입장자로 가득 찬

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 紙の, 薄い, 紙のような

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ورقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דומה לנייר, ניירי‬


 
 
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