<adj.all> papery leaves wasps that make nests of papery material
papery \pa"per*y\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*[y^]), a. Like paper; having the thinness or consistency of paper. --Gray.
They are quite marvellous and their flowers, like frost-proof strips of papery textile, ought to be hanging on even now.
It is a glorious performance. Among the other principals, Lesley Collier is an intelligent if rather mature Roxane; Bruce Sansom an agreeable Christian, though the role looks papery.