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

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

When tested on wheat, these compounds helped protect against fungal infections such as powdery mildew.

From Science Daily

That makes “Folktales” decidedly more powdery than densely packed — it’s all ruddy cheeks, slo-mo camaraderie and the healing power of steering a dog sled through breathtaking terrain.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chalky
• crumbly
• dusty
• grainy
• gravelly