powdery
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pow·dery

adjective \ˈpa-də-rē\

Definition of POWDERY

1
a : resembling or consisting of powder <powdery snow>
b : easily reduced to powder : crumbling
2
: covered with or as if with powder

Examples of POWDERY

  1. the beach's powdery white sand
  2. We skied down the powdery slopes.

First Known Use of POWDERY

15th century

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