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View usage for: (peɪpəri) adjectiveSomething that is papery is thin and dry like paper. Leave each garlic clove in its papery skin. Synonyms: thin, light, flimsy, fragile More Synonyms of papery papery in British English (ˈpeɪpərɪ) adjectivelike paper, esp in thinness, flimsiness, or dryness Derived forms paperiness (ˈpaperiness) noun papery in American English (ˈpeɪpəri) adjective thin, light, etc., like paper Examples of 'papery' in a sentencepapery the papery skin of garlic cloves Synonyms wafer-thin paper-thin paperlike Additional synonymsDefinition light and thin a flimsy pink chiffon nightgown Synonyms thin, light, sheer, transparent, chiffon, gossamer, gauzyDefinition able to be broken or damaged easily Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china. Synonyms fine, weak, delicate, frail, feeble, brittle, flimsy, dainty, easily broken, breakable, frangible Definition easily damaged The frail craft rocked as he clambered in. Synonyms flimsy, weak, vulnerable, delicate, fragile, brittle, unsound, wispy, insubstantial, breakable, frangible, slight- pap
- paper
- paper something over or paper over something
- papery
- par
- par for the course
- parable
Additional synonymsDefinition flimsy, fine, or slight Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent. Synonyms flimsy, thin, weak, slight, frail, feeble, tenuousDefinition not bulky or clumsy Try to wear light, loose clothes. Synonyms insubstantial, thin, delicate, lightweight, easy, slight, portable, buoyant, airy, flimsy, underweight, not heavy, transportable, lightsome, imponderous Definition of relatively light weight lightweight denim Synonyms thin, fine, delicate, sheer, flimsy, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy, unsubstantial |