Definition of Powdery
Powdery
Pow·der·y
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Resembling or consisting of powder; soft and dry.
e.g. The powdery snow crunched beneath my feet as I walked.
(adjective)
easy to break down into tiny particles, or easily falling apart into tiny particles;
e.g. The stones of the wall had turned powdery and fragile with age. If you add too much flour to cookies, they become powdery and difficult to hold.
(adjective)
covered with tiny, solid particles (powder) of some kind;
e.g. Their faces appeared powdery due to their heavy makeup.
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