paperlike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Beneath me, the bike felt like a deep-hulled boat, parting a sea of musty pink rock roses, their delicate, paperlike petals wet from the rain.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2012
As the papyrus dried, the plant’s sap glued the strips together into a paperlike sheet.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Yes, Apple's tablet lacks the Kindle's paperlike E Ink screen, but that's a feature, not a bug.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2010
In color, they range from the darkest brown to an almost paperlike paleness, so that they give the impression of autumn leaves that have lain in the forest all winter.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 1955
They climbed into the front window with the black Labrador puppies and beckoned with flat, paperlike fingers.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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