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PRONUNCIATION OF PAPERY

papery  [ˈpeɪpərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAPERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Papery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PAPERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of papery in the English dictionary

The definition of papery in the dictionary is like paper, esp in thinness, flimsiness, or dryness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAPERY


apery
ˈeɪpərɪ
coppery
ˈkɒpərɪ
creperie
ˈkrɛpərɪ
drapery
ˈdreɪpərɪ
extempore
ɪkˈstɛmpərɪ
frippery
ˈfrɪpərɪ
grapery
ˈɡreɪpərɪ
mappery
ˈmæpərɪ
napery
ˈneɪpərɪ
peppery
ˈpɛpərɪ
pluriparae
plʊˈrɪpərɪ
polypary
ˈpɒlɪpərɪ
sandpapery
ˈsændˌpeɪpərɪ
slippery
ˈslɪpərɪ
tripery
ˈtraɪpərɪ
trippery
ˈtrɪpərɪ
vapory
ˈveɪpərɪ
vapoury
ˈveɪpərɪ
vivipary
vɪˈvɪpərɪ
whispery
ˈwɪspərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAPERY

paperbark
paperboard
paperbound
paperboy
paperclip
paperer
papergirl
paperhanger
paperhanging
paperiness
paperknife
paperknives
paperless
papermaker
papermaking
papers
paperware
paperweight
paperwork
papeterie

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAPERY

claptrappery
coopery
dupery
empery
foppery
jaspery
mopery
mugwumpery
nincompoopery
popery
trumpery
zoopery

Synonyms and antonyms of papery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PAPERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «papery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of papery

Translation of «papery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAPERY

Find out the translation of papery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of papery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «papery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纸质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parecida al papel
570 millions of speakers

English

papery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काग़ज़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رقاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бумажные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাগজ-তুল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parcheminé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kertas kerja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bröckelig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

薄い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종이 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mong như giấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

papery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पितर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kâğıt gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cartaceo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

papierowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паперові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

papery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαρτώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

papieragtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

papery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of papery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPERY»

The term «papery» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAPERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «papery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «papery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about papery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAPERY»

Discover the use of papery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to papery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Professional Paper
13 Shale, dark brown, papery 3 4 Limestone, blue-gray, hard, lenticular 5 Shale, hard, pale green, blocky (sample 086-A; 4 gallons) 21 Limestone, gray, hard 4 Shale, brown, hard, locally papery; low- grade oil shale 83 Limestone, buff, shaly,  ...
‎1923
2
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Oil shale, dark-brown; weathers papery, blue gray 0.9 72. Tuff, yellow-orange; smooth contacts .08 71. Oil shale, brown; forms slope 5.0 *70. Oil shale, dark- brown; weathers blue gray; forms ledge. Sample contains dawsonite. Base about 53 ft ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1973
3
Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
Limestone, buff, shaly, hard 1 2 Clay shale, light brown 10 Shale, limy, papery, light brown, soft 9 6 Alga reef (?) 2 Sandstone, medium grained 9 Shale, light brown, laminated; trace of oil. 12 10 Sandstone, medium grained 4 Limestone, gray, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1922
4
Flora of New South Wales
6 M. tortifolia Byrnes Shrub to 4.5 m high with papery bark. Leaves opposite to ± opposite, commonly twisted, ovate, 8-15 mm long, 2-4 mm wide, with 3 longitudinal veins, apex acute, glabrous or margins sometimes ciliate; petiole 1-2 mm long ...
Gwen Jean Harden, 2001
5
The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California
FR: 12130 mm, 5116 mm wide, 1 half-ovate, often incurved, greatly or 1 in11ated, minutely strigose, 1 11eshy, drying thick-papery or 1 leathery, beak 3110 mm. Dry, grassy hillsides, often with oak, 70012150 m. SCoRl, WTR. Highly variable: ...
Bruce G. Baldwin, Douglas H. Goldman, 2012
6
Field Guide to Fynbos
Flowerheads solitary at the branch tips, large, disciform, with several rows of large, dry, papery bracts divided into a lower, woolly shaft, a central dark brown hinge, and an upper blade coloured glossy pink to red. Outer florets female, slender; ...
John Manning, 2007
7
The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California
FR 15-20 mm, 8-10 mm wide, very swollen, stiffly papery, densely silky-hairy; beak 2.5-4 mm. RARE. Dunes; 900 m. n DMoj (Eureka Valley). Threatened by vehicles. More strongly per, with longer hairs (1.1- 2 mm) than similar pis of var.
James C. Hickman, 1993
8
Bulletin
14 gallons).* 1 Shale, barren Shale, black, hard, rich (sample 151; 36 gallons) 4 11 76 6 Spring east of Tabyago Canyon, sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 10 E. Shale, papery Usample 156;l Shale, massive > 31 gallons).! Shale, with sandstone concretions  ...
‎1919
9
The Jepson Desert Manual: Vascular Plants of Southeastern ...
FR 10-18 mm, 6-12 mm wide, bladdery, thinly papery, minutely strigose, rarely glabrous; beak erect or incurved, Open, gravelly places; 2000-3600 m. SNH ( barely inn SNH).SNE. Intergrades with var. semotus. Jun-Aug var. micans Barneby ...
Bruce G. Baldwin, 2002
10
Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States: A Winter Guide
Bark pinkish or red-brown, papery on young stems; twigs and buds softly and thickly pubescent 4. B nigra 4. Bark smooth and lenticellate on young stems, becoming whitened or pinkish, exfoliating only in horizontal strips; bud scales mostly ...
Ron Lance, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAPERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term papery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What to do: Weekender rock festival, SALT new music, busker festival
... Night's Dream, 7:30 p.m. at Camosun College Lansdowne Campus, 3100 Foul Bay Rd. Tickets at ticketrocket.org, Papery and Ivy's Bookshop ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
2
Angela Scanlon... Road tripping
... time I found a slug in some lettuce between two slabs of stale wheat (he was still wriggling about in there eating holes in the papery leaves). «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
Mr Holmes: Retirement Is Afoot for Holmes
With his craggy visage and papery diction, his Holmes is a study in wry, intellectual charisma. Anachronistic as it might be, it isn't hard to ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Kansas breweries stretch their wings
Traces of sweet honey, coriander and a dry papery finish.” —beeradvocate.com. The Gazette says: Very pretty color (unfiltered,too). «Emporia Gazette, Jul 15»
5
MASTER GARDENER: Tomato diseases and the Cajeput Tree
A. There are a number of plants in the genus Melaleuca with staminate flowers and papery, peelable bark, but the combination of white flowers ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
6
Dixon: So far it's been a successful vegetable gardening season
The small, tomato-like fruit is covered in a papery husk that begins to peel away when the tomatillos are ripe. As wonderful as our vegetable ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
7
Homemade Nutella Recipe (You're Welcome)
Remove the loose papery skin as much as possible and then let cool. Grind in your food processor until the mixture is pasty and not chunky. «Care2.com, Jul 15»
8
Gardening expert Lucy Hewett talks courgettes, onions, garlic, herbs …
After that, the foliage should be papery dry and you can tie the bulbs in plaits and store in net bags or in a single layers in trays somewhere light ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
9
Casual Corner: Kami
State of Play Game' creation is beautiful, completely committed to its papery nature, and it wears its Japanese influences on its sleeve. «Hardcore Gamer, Jul 15»
10
How to Peel an Onion in 8 Seconds
Unfortunately, the papery onion skin always slips through our fingers, making this menial task take much too long. Click here for 6 superb onion ... «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»

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