grained

[ greynd ]

/ greɪnd /

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having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains (usually used in combination): fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.

having a granular form, structure, or surface: wood and other grained materials.

having an artificially produced granular texture or pattern: grained kid.

marked by a particular quality (usually used in combination): tough-grained journalism.

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First recorded in 1520–30; grain + -ed³

grained·ness

[greynd-nis, grey-nid-], /ˈgreɪnd nɪs, ˈgreɪ nɪd-/, nounnon·grained, adjectiveun·grained, adjectivewell-grained, adjective

The faster the electrons, the shorter their wavelengths, which made them sensitive to more fine-grained features of the proton, as if they’d cranked up the resolution of a microscope.
Decades-Long Quest Reveals Details of the Proton’s Inner Antimatter|Natalie Wolchover|February 24, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Edith Wharton, of course, writes in such a startlingly sharp and close-grained way about how people live.
How I Write: Meg Wolitzer|Noah Charney|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright.
Tears of Gaza: Why Context Matters|Sigal Samuel|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Consider, for example, that all of the questions about the economy were very fine-grained.
Obama's Knockout Press Conference|Reihan Salam|April 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Close-grained grey and yellowish-grey granite, with brown mica.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Fine-grained quartzose sandstone, of a purplish hue, resembling a rock on the banks of the Severn, near Bridgenorth.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Very compact and fine-grained reddish granular quartz, with a glistening lustre, and flat conchoidal fracture.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The wood of apple trees is hard, close-grained and often richly colored, and is suitable for turning or cabinet work.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
One of the latter struck my knee with force enough to wound the bone without penetrating the grained-leather boot-leg.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various