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GRAINY (grainier, grainiest)

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

 Dictionary entry overview: What does grainy mean? 

GRAINY (adjective)
  The adjective GRAINY has 1 sense:

1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistencyplay

  Familiarity information: GRAINY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAINY (adjective)

 Declension: 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 consistency

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

it left a mealy residue

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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