papery

papery
paper ► NOUN 1) material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing or printing on or as wrapping material. 2) (papers) sheets of paper covered with writing or printing; documents. 3) (before another noun ) officially documented but having no real existence or use: a paper profit. 4) a newspaper. 5) a government report or policy document. 6) an essay or dissertation read at a seminar or published in a journal. 7) a set of examination questions.
► VERB 1) cover with wallpaper. 2) (paper over) disguise (an awkward problem) instead of resolving it. 3) theatrical slang fill (a theatre) by giving out free tickets.
● on paper — Cf. ↑on paper
DERIVATIVES paperless adjective papery noun.
ORIGIN Old French papir, from Latin papyrus 'paper-reed' (see PAPYRUS(Cf. ↑papyrus)).

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  • papery — pa|per|y [ˈpeıpəri] adj something such as skin or leaves that is papery is very dry and thin and a little stiff …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • papery — pa|per|y [ peıpəri ] adjective thin and dry like paper: papery skin …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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