paperbacked

An obsolete adjective describing a book that has a paper cover or binding, now replaced by the term 'paperback'.

• 🌐صفة قديمة تصف كتابًا ذا غلاف ورقي، أي مغلف بالورق المقوى، وقد حل محلها اليوم مصطلح «كتاب ذو غلاف ورقي» أو «كتاب جيبي».

1. Flexible binding B1 formal

   Describes a book that has a flexible, paper cover rather than a hard cover.

   • The paperbacked edition of the novel is cheaper than the hardcover.
   • She prefers paperbacked books because they are lighter to carry.
   • The store sells both paperbacked and hardcover versions of the textbook.

   🌐غلاف ورقي

   المرادفات: softback

   الأضداد: hardbackhardbackedhardboundhardcover