"wallpapery" meaning in English

See wallpapery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more wallpapery [comparative], most wallpapery [superlative]
Etymology: wallpaper + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wallpaper|y}} wallpaper + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} wallpapery (comparative more wallpapery, superlative most wallpapery)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of wallpaper.
    Sense id: en-wallpapery-en-adj-ze1gUGsj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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