"pasteboardy" meaning in English

See pasteboardy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pasteboardy [comparative], most pasteboardy [superlative]
Etymology: pasteboard + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pasteboard|y}} pasteboard + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} pasteboardy (comparative more pasteboardy, superlative most pasteboardy)
  1. (informal) Resembling pasteboard. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pasteboardy-en-adj-dJ8byrkm
  2. (informal, figurative) Stiffly formal; starchy; prim and proper. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-pasteboardy-en-adj-bBll6sHj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 4 96

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