papery

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adjective

Of, similar to, or related to paper.

Similar
papyraceouspapyralpapyrianpapyrinethinchartaceouspaperlike
OriginEnglish paper ← Middle English paper ← Anglo-Norman paper →
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Meanings

adjectivepapery (comparative more papery, superlative most papery)

comparative more papery · superlative most papery

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

    Synonyms: papyraceous, papyral, papyrian, papyrine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, similar to, or related to paper.

Similar
papyraceouspapyralpapyrianpapyrine

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivethin and paperlike

Similar
thin

adjectiveof or like paper

Similar
chartaceouspaperlike
Also see
chartaceouspaperlikepapyraceouspapyralpapyrianpapyrine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάπυρος (pápuros)
  2. Latinpapȳrus
  3. Old Catalanpaper
  4. Anglo-Normanpaper
  5. Middle Englishpaper
  6. Englishpaper
  7. Englishpapery

From paper + -y.

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Translations

Arabic ورقي, ورقية
  • ورقيbeing like paper
  • ورقيةbeing like paper
Finnish paperimainen, paperinohut
  • paperimainenbeing like paper
  • paperinohutbeing like paper
Italian cartaceo
  • cartaceobeing like paper
Latin papyraceus, chartarius
  • papyraceusbeing like paper
  • chartariusbeing like paper

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prepayyapper
Cite this entry
APA

papery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papery

MLA

“papery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papery.

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