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mealy
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mealy

adjective \ˈmē-lē\
meal·i·ermeal·i·est

Definition of MEALY

1
: containing meal : farinaceous
2
: soft, dry, and friable
3
a : covered with meal or with fine granules
b : flecked with another color
c : spotty, uneven
d : pallid, blanched <a mealy complexion>
4
: mealymouthed
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Examples of MEALY

  1. the mealy flesh of a pear
  2. <her mealy complexion might be OK if she were a mime, but she isn't>

First Known Use of MEALY

1591

Related to MEALY

Synonyms
ashen, ashy, blanched, cadaverous, doughy, livid, lurid, pale, paled, pallid, pasty, peaked, wan
Antonyms
blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

Rhymes with MEALY

dele, eely, Ely, freely, seely, steelie, steely, stele, vealy, wheelie

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