What does cardboardy mean?
Cardboardy means (informal) Resembling cardboard..
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(informal) Resembling cardboard..
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.”
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Cardboardy means (informal) Resembling cardboard..
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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.”
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