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English adjective: powdery

1. powdery consisting of fine particles


SamplesPowdered cellulose.
Powdery snow.
Pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding.


Synonymsfine-grained, powdered, pulverised, pulverized, small-grained


Similarfine


Antonymscoarse, harsh

2. powdery as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder


SamplesA powdery blue.


Similarlight, light-colored


Antonymsdark









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