Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Composed of or similar to powder.
- adjective Dusted or covered with or as if with powder.
- adjective Easily made into powder; friable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the form of powder; resembling powder in the fineness of its particles; pulverulent.
- Sprinkled or covered with powder; specifically, in botany and zoology, covered with a fine bloom or meal resembling powder; powdered; farinose.
- Friable; easily reduced to powder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose.
- adjective Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty.
- adjective Resembling powder; consisting of powder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
powder .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder
- adjective consisting of fine particles
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Examples
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Got some snow, I'm trying to pack a good snow ball here, but you know, I think this is what they call the powdery snow, the kind that skiers like.
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The screen dissolves to a shot of Hitler on a podium as a battalion of men, glinting spades on their shoulders, march past in powdery sunlight.
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An exception is a fungal disease called powdery mildew, which thrives in dry conditions.
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A: Your plants are suffering from a fungus disease called powdery mildew.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Several have resistance to diseases such as powdery mildew, leaf rust, net blotch, Septoria, scald, spot blotch, loose smut, barley yellow dwarf virus, and barley stripe mosaic virus.
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Ground very fine and used in small quantities to keeps food such as powdery seasoning mixes from caking up.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The product controls common fungal diseases such as powdery mildew, black spot and botrytis bunch rot.
SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010
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These mini-flowered hybrids have been recognized worldwide for their bright colors and their high resistance to common Zinnia diseases, such as powdery mildew.
Digital Point Forums JennyYY 2010
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The lush growth that occurs at these cut sites appears vigorous but is actually structurally weak and more susceptible to fungus diseases such as powdery mildew.
thetowntalk.com - 2009
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"The color you see on my work is a powdered pigment that's painted on and then heated to stay in place because it's kind of powdery," Gutermute said.
The State Hornet 2009
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