powdery

American  

[pou-duh-ree] / ˈpaʊ də ri /

adjective

1. consisting of or resembling powder.

   powdery sand; powdery clouds.

2. easily reduced to powder.

   powdery plaster.

3. sprinkled or covered with or as with powder.

   flowers powdery with pollen.

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Etymology

Origin of powdery

First recorded in 1400–50, powdery is from the late Middle English word powdry. See powder ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

A thick carpet of powdery snow covered the ground from its entrance to the wall of rock where they stood.

From Literature

The roof of the coop and the trees all around us are dusted with a layer of powdery snow from last night, and the sunshine is making everything sparkle.

From Literature

Other signs are subtle: ground covered with powdery insulation from the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I had a couple of dangerous places where the trail became a slope full of powdery snow, and it was very easy to slip off,” Novitskiy wrote on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chalky
• crumbly
• dusty
• grainy
• gravelly