pulverous,a.|ˈpʌlvərəs| [f. L. pulver-em dust + -ous.] Powdery; dusty. 1778W. H. Marshall Minutes Agric., Digest 24 Soils..are stiff or light; that is, tenacious or pulverous.1864Sala in Daily Tel. 13 Oct., The trees and the herbage were powdered thick with pulverous particles.