mealy

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mealy

The baker noticed the apple had a mealy texture.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having a texture or appearance resembling meal or coarse flour: Describes something that is dry, soft, and crumbly, similar to the feel of cornmeal or finely ground grain.
    • Covered with or containing a powdery substance: Describes a surface that appears to be dusted with a fine, dry powder.
    • Pale or pallid in complexion: (Less common) Describes a face or skin that is unnaturally pale or ashen.
Usage Examples
  • Describing texture:
    • The baked apple had a pleasant, mealy texture.
    • Avoid potatoes that feel mealy when you squeeze them; they are often old.
  • Describing a powdery coating:
    • The plums were covered in a mealy, natural bloom.
    • The insect's wings left a mealy residue on my fingers.
  • Describing complexion (archaic/less common):
    • His face was mealy with fear after the ordeal.
Advanced Usage
  • "Mealy-mouthed": (Idiomatic, derived from 'mealy') Describes someone who is not direct or honest in speech; who speaks in a vague, flattering, or evasive way.
    • The politician gave a mealy-mouthed answer that avoided the real issue.
    • Don't be so mealy-mouthed; just tell me what you really think.
Variants and Related Words
  • Meal (n): Edible grains coarsely ground, e.g., cornmeal.
  • Mealiness (n): The quality or state of being mealy.
    • The mealiness of the fruit indicated it was overripe.
Synonyms
  • Granular: Having a texture consisting of small grains or particles.
  • Farinaceous: Having a mealy or starchy texture.
  • Pallid: (For the complexion meaning) Pale, lacking color or intensity.
Antonyms
  • Smooth: Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.
  • Juicy: Full of juice; succulent (opposite of the dry, crumbly texture).
  • Rosy: (For the complexion meaning) Having a healthy pink or reddish color.
Related Idioms
  • "Mealy-mouthed": As detailed in 'Advanced Usage', this is the primary idiom derived from the word. It criticizes indirect or insincere speech.
mealy

The baker noticed the apple had a mealy texture.

Adjective
  1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
    • granular sugar
    • the photographs were grainy and indistinct
    • it left a mealy residue
  2. containing meal or made of meal

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