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- adjective
comparative form ofgrainy : moregrainy
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Examples
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The ride was not bump-free and this roughness appears in a grainier, more authentic way in the MoMA galleries than I remember.
Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: Ab Ex NY: A Contemporary Re-Telling of the Abstract Expressionist Tale Opens at MoMA Patricia Zohn 2010
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The ride was not bump-free and this roughness appears in a grainier, more authentic way in the MoMA galleries than I remember.
Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: Ab Ex NY: A Contemporary Re-Telling of the Abstract Expressionist Tale Opens at MoMA Patricia Zohn 2010
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The distinctively flavored Mexican chocolate has a grainier texture than other chocolates, so don't skip the step using a sieve.
Mexican chocolate ice cream: Helado de chocolate mexicano 2009
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The grainier images, at bottom left and top, show a simulated compound-eye view of how one butterfly would see another from different distances.
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At the core of the band's sound is an intriguing fixation on texture, whether in grainy layers of instrumentation or even grainier layers of vocal harmonies governed by distinctive singers Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone .
Music With an Exclamation Point Andy Battaglia 2011
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As his songwriting has reasserted itself on a series of pithy and cryptic recent albums the latest, save for a curious Christmas album, being 2009's "Together Through Life", Mr. Dylan has cast himself as an adventurous guitar-slinger and showman, with a voice that keeps getting grainier and ghostlier.
Having a Sonic Summer Andy Battaglia 2011
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Its photos were sourced from the Internet; some are grainier than others.
One Baller's Biggest Fan Ben Cohen 2011
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The dressing was a grainier, stronger tasting dressing.
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The dried chickpeas definitely have a nuttier flavour although, having helped myself to a few, I reject the idea that the others are actively unpleasant, but they also give the hummus a grainier texture.
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And the no-extra-charge bread is grainier with a tastier crust than most.
Avery Corman: New York Hero Sandwiches: Not Always Heroic Avery Corman 2010
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