powdery
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈpaʊdəri/
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polvoriento
- The earth under my feet is a powdery mix of adobe and sand, which makes it feel soft and dry.
- powdery snow
- powdery substance
- powdery sand
It's just that kind of like crunchy, overly powdery type of a blush.
- It's just that kind of like crunchy, overly powdery type of a blush.
- The warm one is way more like powdery and a little bit more intense.
- It doesn't look powdery, it doesn't look chalky.
- Like think of chalky, powdery, super matte blushes.
- No, it's so dry and powdery and sandy.
- It doesn't look dry, doesn't look like too powdery.
- I just wish the quality was a little less dusty, a little less powdery and a little more creamy.
- And this powdery red dust that would just get all over you.
Examples
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Olivia and Ginger made their way through a deep, powdery field of snow that sparkled in the sunlight.
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The powdery snow was whirling overhead, filling the sky for some immeasurable distance.
Fiction book (1997) -
"The surface is fine and powdery," said the voice.
Fiction book (1994) -
Does it matter if the snow is a little less powdery today than it was two weeks ago?
Blog text (24) -
The surface is fine and powdery.
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The lunar surface is gray, powdery, and lifeless.
Academic text (2003) -
In Montana, when you're shoveling your driveway, the easiest layer to remove is always the fresh, powdery snow.
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The surface is fine and powdery, making it easy to brush away any debris.
Synonyms
25
3.7
Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces
9
1.4
In the form of many tiny dry pieces, like spices or sugar
8
7.1
Having a dry, powdery texture like ground grain
1
4.4
Contains very small, closely packed particles that make it feel smooth like fine sugar
1
5.8
A surface covered with a soft white powder, like on plums
Very small and powdery like dust
A thing made into a fine powder by crushing or grinding
Something that is soft, dry and powdery like flour
A dry, powdery feel like flour that comes from a lot of starch
A material or surface covered with small grains like coarse sand
Made of very small pieces like fine sand
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.5
A plant disease that looks like white or gray powder on leaves and stems
How Powdery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Powdery comes from the word powder, which means 'dust' or very small dry bits, and the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So powdery is a simple way to say 'like dust' or covered with fine particles.