Antonyms for papery

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pey-puh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ pə ri

Definition of papery

As in paper : adj thin, flimsy
As in flimsy : adj not strong; light, thin

Example sentences :

"No one can complain of papery ices here," said the Marchesa.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

The coat of the inner ball is thin and papery, and opens by an apical mouth.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

It was of silky, papery fiber, as smooth to the touch as to the eye.
Extract from : « Diplomatic Days » by Edith O'Shaughnessy

Look along the twigs and you will find the needles arranged in bundles, with a papery, enclosing sheath at the base.
Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers

Soft pines shed the papery sheath of their leaf bundles before the leaves themselves begin to fall.
Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers

He took out his clasp knife, and after stripping off the papery outer shell, cut the onion into thick dewy slices.
Extract from : « Great Possessions » by David Grayson

The flowers last a long time in water, gradually becoming paler in color and papery in texture.
Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong

They grow from one to over two feet high, taller than the grasslike leaves, forming a loose cluster, with papery bracts.
Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong

The peculiar, five-lobed involucre, which becomes large and papery after flowering, contains from three to five flowers.
Extract from : « Field Book of Western Wild Flowers » by Margaret Armstrong

It is made of a papery kind of substance, of rather slight texture, and is fixed to the stalk of a reed.
Extract from : « Insect Architecture » by James Rennie

Synonyms for papery

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