Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papery

/pˈeɪpɚi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pery
IPA: /pˈeɪpɚi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, similar to, or related to paper.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros)bor. Latin papȳrusslbor. Old Catalan paperbor. Anglo-Norman paperbor. Middle English paper English paper English -y English papery From paper + -y.

Inflected Forms

more papery (comparative) most papery (superlative)

Derived Forms

paperily paperiness

Synonyms

papyraceous papyral papyrian papyrine chartaceous paperlike

Rhymes With

drapery

Questions

How do you pronounce papery?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈeɪpɚi/.
What does papery mean?: Of, similar to, or related to paper.
Where does papery come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros)bor. Latin papȳrusslbor. Old Catalan paperbor. Anglo-Norman paperbor. Middle English paper English paper English -y English papery From paper + -y.

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