cardboardy

English

Etymology

From cardboard +‎ -y.

Adjective

cardboardy (comparative more cardboardy, superlative most cardboardy)

1. (informal) Resembling cardboard.
   • 2007 January 11, Michiko Kakutani, “Hurdles in Harvard Yard and the World Beyond”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Archie never becomes more than a cardboardy cutout figure — a well-meaning, not-too-bright social climber with a dislike of “heavy conversations,” a fellow who “wanted to wear a club tie — the right tie, not all clubs being equal.”