Meanings
nounpappiness (uncountable)
- uncountableQuality of being pappy.
A filthy ring of scum dwelt around the inside of the washbasin and the soap took on a repulsive pappiness having lain steeped in a cracked soap dish half full of murky water for days.
2013, Michael Taylor, Love Songs
Origin
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APA
pappiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappiness
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“pappiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pappiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pappiness.
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