adjective
- having the thin, dry texture or appearance of paper
Examples
- The old book’s papery pages crumbled at my touch.
- Autumn leaves become papery and brittle before they fall.
- The onion’s papery outer skin peeled away easily.
- Her grandmother’s papery hands felt fragile and delicate.
- The dried flowers had a papery texture.
- The snake shed its papery skin in one long piece.