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papery
[ pey-puh-ree ]
ˈ貹
/ ˈɪəɪ /
adjective
- like paper, esp in thinness, flimsiness, or dryness
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Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms
- 貹p··Ա noun
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The delicate wonton skins turned overly dry and papery after the deep fry, rendering the filling bland and forgettable, in stark contrast to the juicy dumplings found elsewhere at the table.
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He rubs off the papery chaff with his fingers, parboils them and covers them with seasoned rice vinegar in a jar for 24 hours.
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One after the other, we popped the papery pods and shook the seeds into our palms.
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The walls are lined with papery things — sheets of newspaper and fragments from a map.
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Raise and project your voice, he was instructed, so it doesn’t sound so papery.
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