Definition of powdery
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Examples of powdery in a sentence
the beach's powdery white sand
We skied down the powdery slopes.
15th Century
First Known Use of powdery
15th century
POWDERY Defined for English Language Learners
powdery
playDefinition of powdery for English Language Learners
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: like powder
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: covered with powder
POWDERY Defined for Kids
powdery
playDefinition of powdery for Students
1 : made of or like powder powdery snow
2 : easily crumbled powdery bricks
3 : covered or sprinkled with or as if with powder a powdery mountain slope
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