Powdery


[pou-duh-ree] /ˈpaʊ də ri/

adjective
1.
consisting of or resembling :
powdery sand; powdery clouds.
2.
easily reduced to :
powdery plaster.
3.
sprinkled or covered with or as with :
flowers powdery with pollen.
adj.

early 15c., from powder (n.) + -y (2).

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