powdery

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powdery

The baker dusts the cake with powdery sugar.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Resembling or consisting of fine, dry particles like powder: Describes something that has the texture, appearance, or consistency of powder.
    • Covered with or as if with a layer of fine dust or powder: Describes a surface that appears dusted with a fine substance.
Usage

The word "powdery" is used to describe substances, surfaces, or colors that are fine, dry, and loose like powder. It often implies a soft, light, and easily dispersed quality.

Examples
  • Describing texture/substance:
    • The snow was light and powdery, perfect for skiing.
    • She added a spoonful of powdery sugar to the mixture.
  • Describing appearance/coverage:
    • The old books left a powdery residue on my fingers.
    • The butterfly's wings had a beautiful powdery sheen.
Advanced Usage
  • "Powdery mildew": A specific term for a fungal plant disease that covers leaves with a white, powdery-looking coating.
    • The roses were affected by powdery mildew after the humid weather.
  • Used metaphorically to describe a soft, muted, or dusty quality of light or color.
    • The room was bathed in a powdery twilight.
Variants and Related Words
  • Powder (n/v): The fine particles themselves, or the act of applying them.
    • She powdered her nose. (v)
    • Talcum powder (n)
  • Powdered (adj): Reduced to or covered in powder.
    • powdered milk
  • Pulverized (adj): Crushed or ground into a powder. (A stronger, more processed synonym).
Synonyms
  • Dusty: Covered with or resembling dust.
  • Fine: Consisting of very small particles.
  • Friable: Easily crumbled into a powder.
Antonyms
  • Clumpy: Forming thick, solid masses.
  • Wet: Containing moisture or liquid.
  • Solid: Firm and stable in shape.
Notes
  • "Powdery" often has a positive connotation when describing desirable textures (e.g., snow, sugar) but can be negative when describing decay or dryness (e.g., old plaster, mildew).
  • It is distinct from "grainy," which implies slightly larger, sand-like particles.
powdery

The baker dusts the cake with powdery sugar.

Adjective
  1. as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
    • a powdery blue
  2. consisting of fine particles
    • powdered cellulose
    • powdery snow
    • pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding

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