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POWDERY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
Example:
a powdery blue
Classified under:
Similar:
light; light-colored ((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Consisting of fine particles
Example:
pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding
Synonyms:
fine-grained; powdered; powdery; pulverised; pulverized; small-grained
Classified under:
Similar:
fine (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles)
Derivation:
powder (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)
powderiness (having a very fine texture)
