grainy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
    gritty; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
    • granular sugar
    • the photographs were grainy and indistinct
    • it left a mealy residue

WordNet


Grain"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Resembling grains; granular.

Webster 1913