papyrian

Adjective

papyrian (comparative more papyrian, superlative most papyrian)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.

   Synonyms:

   papery, of, similar to, or related to paper

2. Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
   • The Tuesday after baseball season ended Rud was stretched out on his side on the livingroom carpet, the sports section unfolded and papyrian before him.1997, Colin Hester, Diamond Sutra, Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 42
   • In summary, for the Hellenistic epoch we must accept, in spite of the scarcity of papyrian documents, a widespread flowering of the gnomologies: some done by the authors themselves, like those of Epicurus or Demetrius of Phalerum; others edited by philosophers or anthologists who collected material...2009, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, “A Study of the Sapiential Tradition That Led to Our Works”, in Joyce Greer, transl., Greek Wisdom Literature and the Middle Ages: The Lost Greek Models and Their...

   Synonyms:

   papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus