Powdery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpaʊdəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Powdery is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to powder.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to powder.
More Meanings
- Having a lot of powder.
Example Sentences
powdery drink
We were plowing through great deeps of powdery alkali dust that rose in thick clouds and floated across the plain like smoke from a burning house. We were coated with it like millers; so were the coach, the mules, the mail-bags, the driver—we and the sage-brush and the other scenery were all one monotonous color.
Synonyms for powdery
Depending on context, synonyms include pulveral, light, fine, pulverized, fine-grained, powdered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include powdered, light, fine-grained, fine, pulverized, small-grained.
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