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PAPERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin and paperlike
Example:
wasps that make nests of papery material
Classified under:
Similar:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
Derivation:
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or like paper
Synonyms:
chartaceous; paperlike; papery
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
Derivation:
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
