What's the difference between paperlike and papery?

Paperlike


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Papery


Definition:

  • (a.) Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) So your first step towards making peanut butter could be to buy 600g of monkey nuts and spend a few hours popping the fibrous pods and stripping the kernels of their papery skins.
  • (2) Ten start by teasing the germ from pine kernels, another six grade peas and skin them; 12 extract translucent filaments from sea cucumber to be intricately, delicately, lined into squares; four more sort papery yellow roses for perfect petals to be stuffed and steamed like dim sum.
  • (3) It's best to eat them whole: the papery pith contains valuable plant compounds (hesperidin, naringenin, limonene) that add to their antioxidant properties, along with soluble fibre, which slows down the absorption of fruit sugar in the bloodstream.
  • (4) Neither she nor Thurley will thank me for writing this, but it remains a byway open to traffic, so, at least in principle, it's still possible for trippers to park adjacent to Stonehenge, and in the time-honoured way munch sandwiches, drink tea from a Thermos, and perhaps scatter a few crumpled papery offerings.
  • (5) Remove from the oven, peel the garlic cloves from their papery skins, and transfer to a blender, ensuring you scrape in the oil and fennel seeds.

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