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  • adjective superlative form of grainy: most grainy.

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Examples

  • When I ate "store" bread (after growing out of the Wonder Bread years and moving to university), I sought out the bag with the densest, grainiest, darkest loaf inside.

    "Bread That is too Nourishing” Sarah 2009

  • When I ate "store" bread (after growing out of the Wonder Bread years and moving to university), I sought out the bag with the densest, grainiest, darkest loaf inside.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Sarah 2009

  • SUZANNE'S CAREER 1963: Also shot in 16mm, this film has the grainiest-looking transfer, but much of the film was shot in low-light interiors and it actually looks quite good, so all is forgiven.

    A Look at the Criterion Rohmer Transfers 2006

  • SUZANNE'S CAREER 1963: Also shot in 16mm, this film has the grainiest-looking transfer, but much of the film was shot in low-light interiors and it actually looks quite good, so all is forgiven.

    Archive 2006-07-30 2006

  • However the granules are fragile, and readily fragment into finer particles; so having reached its thickest and grainiest, the consistency of a potato-starch sauce rapidly gets both finer and thinner.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • However the granules are fragile, and readily fragment into finer particles; so having reached its thickest and grainiest, the consistency of a potato-starch sauce rapidly gets both finer and thinner.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • After initially receiving what looks like the world's grainiest photo of a poster announcing the Sidekick's return see below, an anonymous source sent in Technology Video: First Person: Tech lets the blind take the wheel Mashable: Google Wins Access To "Super Wi-Fi" Broadband Spectrum

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Led Zeppelin guitar all the way up to 18 feet if they want to and see grainiest details in high, high resolution, the signature of that artist or a letter from

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • The element used for transfer is the grainiest of the five films and suffers from frame to frame fluctuations in density level throughout the film's running time.

    Home Theater Forum 2009

  • The element used for transfer is the grainiest of the five films and suffers from frame to frame fluctuations in density level throughout the film's running time.

    Home Theater Forum 2009

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