 powdery |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] consisting of fine particles | |
| Synonyms: | powdered fine-grained pulverized small-grained | |
| Examples: | "powdered cellulose" "powdery snow" "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" |
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| Related terms: | fine | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] consisting of fine particles | |
| Synonyms: | powdered pulverized fine-grained small-grained pulverised | |
| Examples: | "powdered cellulose" "powdery snow" "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" |
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| Related terms: | fine | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (color) as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder | |
| Examples: | "a powdery blue" |
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| Related terms: | light | |
| Similar spelling: |
powder pottery pouter Potter Potier pother poetry Pouteria Pothier poitier |
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