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paperlike

American  
[pay-per-lahyk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌlaɪk /

adjective

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


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Technology: Tablet Wars A paperlike display can show video, and a Twitter-activated vending machine wows the crowds.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 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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