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MEALY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: mealier    , mealiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

Example:

it left a mealy residue

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Containing meal or made of meal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

meal (coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse)

Derivation:

meal (coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse)

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