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floury

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of floury

consisting of very small particles

  • shelves of old books covered with floury dust
Synonyms of floury

dusty, fine, powdery
Words Related to floury

smooth

filtered, pulverized, refined

superfine, ultrafine
Near Antonyms of floury

rough

unfiltered, unrefined

gravelly, gritty, sandy

pebbly, rocky, stony (also stoney)

lumpy, mealy
Antonyms of floury

coarse, grainy, granular, granulated

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