powdery Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite consisting of fine particles
pulverised; fine-grained; small-grained; pulverized; powdered.
- powdered cellulose
- powdery snow
- pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding
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adjective satellite as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
- a powdery blue
WordNet
Pow"der*y adjective
Definitions
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Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a .powdery spar -
Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the .powdery bloom on plums -
Resembling powder; consisting of powder. "The powdery snow." Wordsworth.