Definition of POWDERY

powdery

Adjective Satellite

  • consisting of fine particles
    • "powdery snow"
  • as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
    • "a powdery blue"

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to powder.
  • Having a lot of powder.

Examples

  • "powdery drink"

Origin / Etymology

From powder + -y.

Synonyms

fine-grained, powdered, pulveral, pulverised, pulverized, small-grained

Antonyms

nonpowdery

Scrabble Score: 16

powdery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
powdery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
powdery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

powdery is a valid Words With Friends word