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- [flouuh r-ee, flou-uh-ree]
- /ˈflaʊər i, ˈflaʊ ə ri/
- /ˈflaʊə.ri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flouuh r-ee, flou-uh-ree]
- /ˈflaʊər i, ˈflaʊ ə ri/
Definitions of floury word
- adjective floury of, relating to, or resembling flour. 1
- adjective floury white with flour. 1
- noun floury Covered with flour. 1
- adjective floury potato: dry, starchy 1
- adjective floury resembling flour In texture, taste, smell, etc 1
- adjective floury coated with flour 1
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Origin of floury
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; flour + -y1
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Parts of speech for Floury
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
floury popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
floury usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for floury
adj floury
- chalky — Something that is chalky contains chalk or is covered with chalk.
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- grainy — resembling grain; granular.
- dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
adjective floury
- starchy — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- floured — Simple past tense and past participle of flour.
- powdery — consisting of or resembling powder: powdery sand; powdery clouds.
Antonyms for floury
adj floury
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
Top questions with floury
- which potatoes are floury?
- what are floury potatoes?
- what is a floury potato?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
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