Definition of mealy Mealy

/miˈli/ - [meelee] - meal•y

We found 6 definitions of mealy from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

mealy, mealier, mealiest

mealy - containing meal or made of meal
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"
  farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty
  coarse, harsh lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • mealy (Adjective)
    Describing a substance, especially a dry foodstuff such as grain, that resembles meal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • mealy (superl.)
    Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato.
  • mealy (superl.)
    Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect.

Part of speech

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  • mealy, adjective.

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