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chartaceous
adjective
[ kɑːˈteɪʃəs ]
• thin, dry, or flimsy like paper; papery.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from late Latin chartaceus, from Latin charta ‘paper, papyrus leaf’ (see card1) + -eous.
