grainy
adjective
resembling grain; granular.
graininess
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a word derived from
grainy.
Example Sentences
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“I just fell in love with the textures,” he said, according to the New York Times, “the slight graininess of it.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023
There's a lot of richness and graininess in “Uncut Gems.”
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2019
There’s none of the dryness or graininess that plagues tamales of lesser quality.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2019
It’s not the most charming culinary word, but it aptly describes the lovely bit of graininess so characteristic of shortbread.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2019
Have you ever sat close to the screen in a motion picture theatre, so that the graininess of the moving film was visible?
From The Infra-Medians by Sewell Peaslee Wright
