| ADJECTIVE | all | powdery, powdered, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained | consisting of fine particles |
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| all | powdery | as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder |
| Sounds | paw'deriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | Consisting of fine particles. | |
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| Example | "powdery snow" | |
| Synonyms | powdered, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained | |
| Broader | fine | Of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles |
| Spanish | pulverulento | |
| Catalan | pulverulent | |
| Nouns | powder | a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles |
| powderiness | having a very fine texture | |
| Meaning | As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder. | |
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| Example | "a powdery blue" | |
| Broader | light, light-colored | (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent |
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