Wafery

Wafery is an adjective used to describe something that resembles a wafer or has the texture or appearance of a wafer. The term is most common in descriptive writing about food, but can be used more generally to suggest thinness, lightness, or fragility.

In culinary contexts, wafery describes a crisp, delicate, and brittle texture. It characterizes foods that crack or shatter on bite, such as wafer cookies, very thin pastry sheets, or layered confections with a dry, crisp bite. The word emphasizes the wafer-like crunch rather than a heavy or chewy mouthfeel.

In non-culinary usage, wafery can describe surfaces or materials that are thin, flat, and brittle, or that have a pattern reminiscent of stacked wafers. Its use is largely informal or poetic rather than technical, so it appears mainly in reviews, blogs, or prose aimed at sensory impression rather than specification.

Etymology and usage notes: The form is derived by applying the -y suffix to wafer, producing a straightforward adjective. It is not a standard technical term in most disciplines.

See also: wafer, wafer-thin, crisp, brittle.