grainier; grainiest
1
: resembling or having some characteristic of grain : not smooth or fine
2
of a photograph
: appearing to be composed of grain-like particles
graininess
noun
Examples of grainy in a Sentence
The mustard has a grainy texture.
grainy sand kept it off the rankings as one of the nation's best beaches
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Meanwhile, the dark, grainy cinematography and gloriously creepy music (thank you, Lalo Schifrin) crank the fear factor up to 11.
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Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Max Schreck’s uncanny performance and makeup design were absolutely mesmerizing, as was the film’s unparalleled haunting atmosphere, made all the more palpable by the grainy 16mm transfer to VHS.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Trump, as well as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, posted grainy footage of the strike on social media.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The grainy video, which appears to be from a camera across the street from the scene of the shooting near West Mill Road and North 47th Street, shows the off-duty officer and Wilks approach one another.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Max Schreck’s uncanny performance and makeup design were absolutely mesmerizing, as was the film’s unparalleled haunting atmosphere, made all the more palpable by the grainy 16mm transfer to VHS.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Trump, as well as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, posted grainy footage of the strike on social media.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The grainy video, which appears to be from a camera across the street from the scene of the shooting near West Mill Road and North 47th Street, shows the off-duty officer and Wilks approach one another.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Grainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grainy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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