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papery

/ˈpeɪpəri/

Translations

paperyadjective

paperier

Comp.

paperiest

Super.

/ˈpeɪpəri/

papyracéSurtout en botanique ou pour l’aspect / la texture, proche de « semblable au papier ».

The leaves of the plant were dry and papery, rustling in the slightest breeze.

Les feuilles de la plante étaient sèches et papyracées, bruissant au moindre souffle de vent.

Additional translations

ténuAu sens figuré : faible, peu consistant, manquant de substance.

Synonyms

paperyadjective

Resembling paper in thinness or texture.

The leaves of the plant were dry and papery, rustling in the slightest breeze.

Figuratively, flimsy, weak, or lacking substance.

Critics dismissed the proposal as papery and unconvincing.