granular

[gran-yuh-ler]

adjective

1. of the nature of granules; grainy.

2. composed of or bearing granules or grains.

3. showing a granulated structure.

4. highly detailed; having many small and distinct parts.

   data analysis on a granular level.

granular

/ ˈɡrænjʊlə /

adjective

1. of, like, containing, or resembling a granule or granules

2. having a grainy or granulated surface

Other Word Forms

• granularity noun
• granularly adverb
• multigranular adjective
• nongranular adjective
• subgranular adjective
• subgranularly adverb
• subgranularity noun
• ungranular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of granular¹

First recorded in 1785–95; granule + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

“But the danger is that when casting becomes too granular, actors risk getting increasingly pigeonholed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Government data on overall drug deaths, which does not name specific substances, is not affected by the error, but ministers' decision-making is generally influenced by the more granular statistics.

From BBC

The software enables law enforcement and government analysts to connect vast, disparate datasets, build intelligence profiles and search for individuals based on characteristics as granular as a tattoo or an immigration status.

From Salon

Participants were asked to provide granular detail of their activities beginning at 4 a.m. on the day prior to the interview and ending at 4 a.m. the day of the interview.

From Los Angeles Times

Fans might yearn for more granular unpacking of the music, but it somehow doesn’t feel like an oversight when so much ink on it already exists and so little else has been colored in.

From Los Angeles Times