Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Written or recorded on or as if on papyrus.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

im- + papyrus + -ate +‎ -ed

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word impapyrated.

Examples

  • He had been educated at Oxford University and possessed a motor-car, and yet he addressed her as "old girl" and alluded to "the regular beanfeast" they would have when they were married; and the damsel not only found nothing wanting in the missive, but treasured it as if it had been an impapyrated kiss.

    The Belovéd Vagabond William John Locke 1896

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.