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powdery

adjective

as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
OW
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpaʊdəɹi

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder

    “a powdery blue”

adjective

  1. consisting of fine particles

    “powdered cellulose”

In context

Example Sentences

a powdery blue
powdered cellulose
powdery snow
pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding

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