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MEALY
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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:
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)
