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powdery

adjective (powdery, more powdery, most powdery)

«powdery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Like powder: fine, dry and soft. tree →
Covered with powder. tree →

In the lessons

In science, flour and chalk are powdery solids. Skiers love powdery snow.

Examples

The snow was soft and powdery. tree →
Flour is a powdery solid. tree →
The moth's wings were powdery. tree →
Chalk leaves a powdery mark. tree →
The powdery sand blew in the wind. tree →
Skiers love powdery snow. tree →

Note

From «powder» + «-y».

On Mova

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