papery

[US]/'peɪp(ə)rɪ/
[UK]/'pepəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. thin; resembling paper; paper-like.

Example Sentences

The papery leaves rustled in the wind.

She handed me a papery document to sign.

The old book had a papery texture to its pages.

I can't stand the papery feeling of cotton balls.

The papery skin of the onion peeled off easily.

He wrote a note on a papery napkin.

The papery sound of the crinkling wrapper filled the room.

The papery petals of the delicate flower wilted in the heat.

She carefully unfolded the papery map to find their location.

The papery texture of the pastry made it flaky and delicious.

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