papyral

English

Etymology

From papyrus +‎ -al.

Adjective

papyral (comparative more papyral, superlative most papyral)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
2. Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
3. (rare) Synonym of papyrological, of or related to papyrology.
   • 1910, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. I, p. 582:

     More recent research, patristic and papyral, has largely changed the method of Old Testament exegesis.

References

• “papyral, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.