mealy

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adjective mealier, mealiest

    1. like meal; powdery, dry, soft, etc.
    2. dry and somewhat crumbly or coarse in texture, with little flavor: a mealy apple
  1. of or containing meal
  2. sprinkled or covered with meal
  3. spotty or flecked: said of color, etc.
  4. floury in color; pale
  5. mealy-mouthed

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See mealy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective meal·i·er, meal·i·est
  1. Resembling meal in texture or consistency; granular: mealy potatoes.
  2. a. Made of or containing meal.
    b. Sprinkled or covered with meal or a similar granular substance.
  3. Flecked with spots; mottled.
  4. Lacking healthy coloring; pale: “I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys” (Charles Dickens).
  5. Mealy-mouthed.

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  • mealˈi·ness noun

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