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paperish

paperish adjective: synonym of paperlike: similar to paper.

Adjective

paperish (comparative more paperish, superlative most paperish)

  1. Synonym of paperlike: similar to paper.
    Synonyms:
    paperlike

Synonyms of paperish

Forms of paperish

comparativemore paperish
superlativemost paperish

Origin of paperish

From paper + -ish.

Questions about paperish

What does paperish mean?
Paperish means synonym of paperlike: similar to paper.
What part of speech is paperish?
Paperish is an adjective.

Words near paperish in the dictionary

  1. paperiness
  2. papering
  3. papering over
  4. papering the house
  5. paperings
  6. paperish
  7. paperknife
  8. paperknives
  9. paperless
  10. paperless office
  11. paperless offices

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