English

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Etymology

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From pappy +‎ -ness.

Noun

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pappiness (uncountable)

  1. Quality of being pappy.
    • 2013, Michael Taylor, Love Songs:
      A filthy ring of scum dwelt around the inside of the washbasin and the soap took on a repulsive pappiness having lain steeped in a cracked soap dish half full of murky water for days.