Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the characteristics of a newspaper: implying flimsiness, superficiality, and inaccuracy.
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Examples
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"newspapery" and superficial about most of his prose.
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"newspapery" and superficial about most of his prose.
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I was reading a job search newspapery-zine thing at work and came across some “business etiquette” tips.
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Why is the newspapery thing not talking to the author of “the tamarisk hunter” who has also methinks studied climate change…
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I used to throw them onto the floor when I was done, watching them flutter down in a big newspapery floompf.
Ferrett's Long Box Haul yuki_onna 2005
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Roy watched him savouring the chicken and peas; discussing the decay of falling in love, its reasons and remedies; and thought, for the hundredth time, what a splendid old boy he was; so big and breezy, nothing bookish or newspapery about him.
Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Maud Diver 1906
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NYT Editors Choice with a limited selection of automatically updated news, features, videos, etc. laid out with a newspapery feel and offline reading capability; it's sponsored exclusively at launch by Chase Sapphire.
mocoNews Staci D. Kramer 2010
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NYT Editors Choice with a limited selection of automatically updated news, features, videos, etc. laid out with a newspapery feel and offline reading capability; it's sponsored exclusively at launch by Chase Sapphire.
mocoNews Staci D. Kramer 2010
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NYT Editors Choice with a limited selection of automatically updated news, features, videos, etc. laid out with a newspapery feel and offline reading capability; it's sponsored exclusively at launch by Chase Sapphire.
mocoNews Staci D. Kramer 2010
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The Associated Press gave him the all-too-shiny "College Basketball Player Of The Year" award, which will look all professional and newspapery next to the Naismith Trophy he also snapped up this year.
mollusque commented on the word newspapery
The year before, in a big newspapery house, he had found himself next her at dinner, and they had converted the intensely material hour into a feast of reason.
--Henry James, 1892, "Nona Vincent", The English Illustrated Magazine 9: 365
October 28, 2009
yarb commented on the word newspapery
That is much too short to be a Henry James sentence.
October 28, 2009
madmouth commented on the word newspapery
hah!
October 28, 2009