branny

[bran-ee]

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adjective, bran·ni·er, bran·ni·est.

of, containing, or like bran.

Origin of branny

First recorded in 1525–35; bran + -y¹

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Related Words for branny

chalky, crumbly, grainy, dusty, gravelly, crumbling, dry, fine, friable, gritty, impalpable, loose, mealy, sandy, granular, pulverulent, arenaceous, arenose, branny, floury

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Historical Examples of branny

Branny named, one by one, the rest of the Trustees, all persons of importance.
Brother Copas
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
After tea Branny told them all very gravely that this must be her last visit.
Brother Copas
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
If you don't mind, Branny, I think we'll go off somewhere— by ourselves.
Brother Copas
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
After a few days, a scurf or branny scales will begin to form on the skin.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners
B.G. Jefferis
Not only did they contain a minimum of branny and fibrous matters, but they were also the driest that could be found.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
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branny in Medicine

branny

[brăn′ē]

adj.

Resembling broken layers of small husklike scales.

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