GRAINY (grainier, grainiest)
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 consistency
Familiarity information: GRAINY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GRAINY (adjective)
Meaning:
Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Synonyms:
coarse-grained; grainy; granular; granulose; gritty; farinaceous; mealy
Context examples:
granular sugar / the photographs were grainy and indistinct / it left a mealy residue
Similar:
coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)
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