Powdery

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Composed of or similar to powder.
  • adj. Dusted or covered with or as if with powder.
  • adj. Easily made into powder; friable.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to powder.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose.
  • adj. Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty.
  • adj. Resembling powder; consisting of powder.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In the form of powder; resembling powder in the fineness of its particles; pulverulent.
  • Sprinkled or covered with powder; specifically, in botany and zoology, covered with a fine bloom or meal resembling powder; powdered; farinose.
  • Friable; easily reduced to powder.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
  • adj. consisting of fine particles
  • Equivalent
    light-colored    light    fine   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    friable    loose    dusty    pulverulent    pulveraceous    pulverous    floury    mealy    farinaceous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    flaky    windblown    brownish    ashy    gritty    chalky    feathery    downy    grainy    sugary