Powdery
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adjective.
Composed of or similar to powder.
adjective.
Dusted or covered with or as if with powder.
adjective.
Easily made into powder; friable.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In the form of powder; resembling powder in the fineness of its particles; pulverulent.
Sprinkled or covered with powder; specifically, in
botany
and
zoology
, covered with a fine bloom or meal resembling powder; powdered; farinose.
Friable; easily reduced to powder.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose.
adjective.
Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty.
adjective.
Resembling powder; consisting of powder.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of or pertaining to
powder
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
adjective.
consisting of fine particles
Word Usage
"Got some snow, I'm trying to pack a good snow ball here, but you know, I think this is what they call the powdery snow, the kind that skiers like."
Equivalent
fine
light
light-colored
Etymologically Related
powderiness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
ashy
blackish
brownish
chalky
downy
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
branny
chalklike
chalky
comminute
comminuted