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- [mee-lee]
- /ˈmi li/
- /ˈmiː.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee-lee]
- /ˈmi li/
Definitions of mealy word
- adjective mealy having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly: mealy potatoes; a mealy stone. 1
- adjective mealy of or containing meal; farinaceous: baked fish with a mealy crust. 1
- adjective mealy covered with or as if with meal or powder: flowers mealy with their pollen. 1
- adjective mealy flecked as if with meal; spotty: horses with mealy hides. 1
- adjective mealy pale; sallow: a mealy complexion. 1
- abbreviation MEALY mealy-mouthed. 1
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Origin of mealy
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; meal2 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Mealy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mealy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mealy
adj mealy
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- farinaceous — consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- friable — easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.
- gritty — consisting of, containing, or resembling grit; sandy.
- grainy — resembling grain; granular.
adjective mealy
- powdery — consisting of or resembling powder: powdery sand; powdery clouds.
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