adjective
- Consisting of fine particles.
- usage: "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
- synonyms: powdered, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained
- As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder.
- usage: "a powdery blue"
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