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mealyenUK
meal·y M0178900 (mē′lē)adj. meal·i·er, meal·i·est 1. Resembling meal in texture or consistency; granular: mealy potatoes.2. a. Made of or containing meal.b. Sprinkled or covered with meal or a similar granular substance.3. Flecked with spots; mottled.4. Lacking healthy coloring; pale: "I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys" (Charles Dickens).5. Mealy-mouthed.
meal′i·ness n.mealy (ˈmiːlɪ) adj, mealier or mealiest1. resembling meal; powdery2. containing or consisting of meal or grain3. sprinkled or covered with meal or similar granules4. (esp of horses) spotted; mottled5. pale in complexion6. short for mealy-mouthed ˈmealiness nmeal•y (ˈmi li)
adj. meal•i•er, meal•i•est. 1. having the qualities of meal; powdery. 2. of or containing meal. 3. covered with or as if with meal or powder. 4. flecked as if with meal; spotty. 5. pale; sallow: a mealy complexion. 6. mealy-mouthed. [1525–35] meal′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | mealy - containing meal or made of meal | | 2. | mealy - composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, coarse-grained, farinaceouscoarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" |
Translationsmeal2 (miːl) noun the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder. a sack of meal; oatmeal. 穀物粗粉 谷物粗粉ˈmealy adjective like, or containing, meal. 穀物粗粉狀的，含穀物粗粉的 粉状的IdiomsSeemealy-mouthedMedicalSeemealmealyenUK
Related to mealy: Mealy machineSynonyms for mealyadj composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistencySynonyms- grainy
- granular
- granulose
- gritty
- coarse-grained
- farinaceous
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