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- [pou-duh-ree]
- /ˈpaʊ də ri/
- /ˈpaʊ.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pou-duh-ree]
- /ˈpaʊ də ri/
Definitions of powdery word
- adjective powdery consisting of or resembling powder: powdery sand; powdery clouds. 1
- adjective powdery easily reduced to powder: powdery plaster. 1
- adjective powdery sprinkled or covered with or as with powder: flowers powdery with pollen. 1
- adjective powdery finely grained 1
- adjective powdery Something that is powdery looks or feels like powder. 0
- adjective powdery of, like, or in the form of powder 0
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Origin of powdery
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, powdery is from the late Middle English word powdry. See powder1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Powdery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
powdery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% 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.
powdery usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for powdery
adj powdery
- calculous — of or suffering from a calculus
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- fine-drawn — drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.
- fine-grained — being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
- gossamery — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
adjective powdery
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