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    GRAINY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: grainier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, grainiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: grainier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: grainiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistencyplay

    Example:

    it left a mealy residue

    Synonyms:

    coarse-grained; farinaceous; grainy; granular; granulose; gritty; mealy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)

    Derivation:

    grain (a relatively small granular particle of a substance)

    graininess (the quality of being composed of relatively large particles)

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