mealy

mealy
Synonyms and related words:
achromatic, achromic, anemic, ashen, ashy, bled white, bloodless, branny, cadaverous, chalklike, chalky, chloranemic, colorless, comminute, comminuted, crushed, dead, deadly pale, deathly pale, detrital, detrited, dim, dimmed, dingy, discolored, disintegrated, dull, dusty, efflorescent, etiolated, exsanguinated, exsanguine, exsanguineous, faded, faint, fallow, farinaceous, fine, flaky, flat, floury, furfuraceous, ghastly, gone to dust, grated, gray, ground, haggard, hueless, hypochromic, impalpable, lackluster, leaden, levigated, livid, lurid, lusterless, mat, milled, muddy, neutral, pale, pale as death, pale-faced, pallid, pasty, pestled, powdered, powdery, pulverant, pulverized, pulverulent, reduced to powder, sallow, scaly, scobicular, scobiform, scurfy, sharded, shredded, sickly, tallow-faced, toneless, triturated, uncolored, wan, washed-out, waxen, weak, whey-faced, white

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  • Mealy — Meal y (m[=e]l [y^]), a. [Compar. {Mealier}; superl. {Mealiest}.] 1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato. [1913 Webster] 2. Overspread with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mealy — mealy; mealy·mouthed·ly; mealy·mouthed·ness; …   English syllables

  • mealy — [mē′lē] adj. mealier, mealiest 1. a) like meal; powdery, dry, soft, etc. b) dry and somewhat crumbly or coarse in texture, with little flavor [a mealy apple] 2. of or containing meal 3. sprinkled or covered with meal …   English World dictionary

  • mealy — (adj.) resembling or consisting of meal, 1530s, from MEAL (Cf. meal) (n.2) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Mealiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • mealy — ► ADJECTIVE (mealier, mealiest) 1) of, like, or containing meal. 2) pale in colour …   English terms dictionary

  • mealy — mealiness, n. /mee lee/, adj., mealier, mealiest. 1. having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly: mealy potatoes; a mealy stone. 2. of or containing meal; farinaceous: baked fish with a mealy crust. 3. covered with or as if with …   Universalium

  • mealy — мучнистый; рассыпчатый mealy grain мучнистое зерно mealy wheat мучнистая пшеница mealy bod мучнистая консистенция mealy body мучнистая консистенция mealy texture мучнистая консистенция …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • mealy — UK [ˈmiːlɪ] / US [ˈmɪlɪ] adjective Word forms mealy : adjective mealy comparative mealier superlative mealiest mealy fruit or vegetables are soft and feel rough, dry, and unpleasant in your mouth a mealy apple …   English dictionary

  • mealy — meal|y [ˈmi:li] adj 1.) fruit or vegetables that are mealy are dry and do not taste good ▪ These apples are kind of mealy. 2.) containing ↑meal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mealy — meal|y [ mili ] adjective 1. ) mealy fruit and vegetables are soft and feel rough, dry, and unpleasant in your mouth: a mealy apple 2. ) made of crushed grain, or covered with it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mealy — [[t]mi͟ːli[/t]] ADJ GRADED Food that is dry and powdery can be described as mealy. ...the mealy stodge of pulse, grain and potato dishes …   English dictionary

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