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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. thin and paperlike;
- Example: "papery leaves"
- Example: "wasps that make nests of papery material"

2. of or like paper;
[syn: chartaceous, papery, paperlike]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

papery \pa"per*y\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*[y^]), a. Like paper; having the thinness or consistency of paper. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

papery adj 1: thin and paperlike; "papery leaves"; "wasps that make nests of papery material" 2: of or like paper [syn: chartaceous, papery, paperlike]