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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Officials said that conversations between iPhone users and Android users are not encrypted, videos are grainier and they and do not offer the same editing features.
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Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Directed by Curtis Wayne Millard, the video is an Eighties time warp, full of grainy VHS effects, bright neon, and more than a few references to Teen Wolf (the 1985 Michael J. Fox O.G.).
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
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Perry Stein, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Directed by Curtis Wayne Millard, the video is an Eighties time warp, full of grainy VHS effects, bright neon, and more than a few references to Teen Wolf (the 1985 Michael J. Fox O.G.).
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for grainy
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“Grainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grainy. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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