grainy

grainy

adjective

Definition of GRAINY

made up of large particles <grainy sand kept it off the rankings as one of the nation's best beaches>

Synonyms grained, grainy, granular, granulated

Related Words unfiltered, unrefined; earthy, gravelly, gritty, sandy; pebbly, rocky, stony (also stoney); coarse-grained, cracked, kibbled, lumpy, mealy

Near Antonyms buttery, smooth, velvety; filtered, levigated, refined; close-grained, comminuted, ground, micronized, milled, mulled, pestled, pulverized, reduced, triturated

Antonyms dusty, fine, floury, powdery, superfine, ultrafine