1. having the thin, dry texture or appearance of paper

Examples

• The old book’s papery pages crumbled at my touch.
• Autumn leaves become papery and brittle before they fall.
• The onion’s papery outer skin peeled away easily.
• Her grandmother’s papery hands felt fragile and delicate.
• The dried flowers had a papery texture.
• The snake shed its papery skin in one long piece.