mealy
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7.1
- adjective
- /ˈmiːli/
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harinoso
- This is a perfect mealy hothouse tomato.
- mealy texture
- mealy tomato
- mealy worm
It is slightly, slightly mealy, not quite like what I consider like grainy.
- It is slightly, slightly mealy, not quite like what I consider like grainy.
- So they're going to have a more grainy, almost mealy texture when they're softened in a soup.
- Well, I also find the bottom to be mealy, and I cut that off too, so I only eat a banana like in the this much.
Examples
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I can't abide eating apples from a store now, so tasteless and mealy, yuck!
Blog text (8) -
So they're going to have a more grainy, almost mealy texture when they're softened in a soup.
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His face had a mealy and haggard cast.
Fiction book (1993) -
The cake had a mealy texture that made it feel dry in my mouth.
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These mealy potatoes are perfect for mashing into creamy side dishes.
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When baked too long, the bread can become mealy and lose its softness.
Synonyms
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3.7
Rough in feel or look because of many tiny pieces
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5.1
A material made of many small grains like sand
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3.0
Covered with fine, dry dust that easily falls off
Having a dry, crumbly texture like stale bread
A dry, powdery feel like flour that comes from a lot of starch
A material or surface covered with small grains like coarse sand
Something that is soft, dry and powdery like flour
With many small grains or a grainy texture
Containing starch, like potatoes or rice
Antonyms
Compounds
How Grainy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mealy comes from the simple word meal, which means 'ground grain' or 'flour', and the ending -y makes it mean 'like' that thing. So mealy describes something dry, powdery, or grainy in texture, like ground grain.