English dictionary
powdery
/'p/AU/d/@/r/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a <i>powdery</i> spar.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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consisting of fine particles
ExamplesPowdery snow.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
ExamplesA powdery blue.
Source: WordNet 3.0