granular

American  

[gran-yuh-ler] / ˈgræn yə lər /

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.

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granular British  

/ ˈɡrænjʊlə /

adjective

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

2. having a grainy or granulated surface

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of granular

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

Example Sentences

Surfshark supports split tunneling on Windows, Android and macOS, but lacks the same level of granular control across all platforms.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

What is most interesting to you in the more granular tax disclosures?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We look forward to working with Publicis to provide workable alternatives to this particular request, including information at an even more granular level than requested,” The Trade Desk added.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"This suggests there are some requirements from the immune system in order for this drug to work, and we're in the process of dissecting these characteristics in more granular detail in these larger studies."

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

I add a slow release, granular fertilizer that I got Dell to buy at Home Depot.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan