paperlike

American  

[pay-per-lahyk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌlaɪk /

adjective

1. resembling paper in texture, appearance, or function.

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Example Sentences

Pulp sluiced in and cascaded onto the “former,” where it was flattened into a paperlike consistency.

From New York Times

It uses a simple paperlike strip with a colored line that appears with a positive result.

From Science Magazine

They climbed into the front window with the black Labrador puppies and beckoned with flat, paperlike fingers.

From Literature

“Would you like to eat?” he asked, beckoning to a table scattered with plastic cartons holding takeout pork kebabs wrapped in paperlike bread, as well as tomato and cucumber salad.

From New York Times

In the test, Baker’s team immobilized copies of the protein on a paperlike material called nitrocellulose.

From Science Magazine