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mealy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty |
it left a mealy residue.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | meal |
Examples of mealy
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A follow-up statement from the firm on February 3rd was similarly mealy-mouthed.
From the economist.com
The shrimp were succulent, but the sole had a mealy texture and was overcooked.
From the post-gazette.com
No more mealy-mouthed ex-players and coaches afraid to jeopardize their next gig.
From the usatoday.com
Top sirloin, however, was chewy and mealy one evening and almost briny on another.
From the chron.com
I thought all tomatoes were pink and mealy, and I didn't really care for them.
From the post-gazette.com
Tembrock warns against scale and mealy bugs, particularly when plants are indoors.
From the denverpost.com
They weren't held in cold storage until they became mealy, or flown in from Chile.
From the latimes.com
Bento A also offers cold peanut noodles, disappointingly mealy and lacking flavor.
From the boston.com
Add shortening, and mix on medium speed until a mealy consistency is reached.
From the kentucky.com
- Containing meal or made of meal
- Farinaceous: 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"
- In the theory of computation, a Mealy machine is a finite-state machine whose output values are determined both by its current state and by the values of its inputs. (This is in contrast to a Moore machine, whose output values are determined solely by its current state. ...
- Describing a substance, especially a dry foodstuff such as grain, that resembles meal
- (mealiness) The property of being mealy
- A chewy characteristic of the grain, which is attained only when malt is fully modified. Maltsters use the bite test as means to test malt for full modification. If the grain is mealy, it is considered to be fully modified.
- Off colored stray hairs in a colored pattern, giving the appearance of being powdered or sprinkled with meal.
- Having the appearance of meal (ground grain) or dust.
- Covered with coarse flour-like powder.
