mealy
Resembling mealResembling meal (the foodstuff).
» Don't be mealy-mouthed, just say what you mean.
Winde dich hier nicht wie ein Aal – sag einfach, was du meinst! — Waldelfe
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2 sensesResembling meal (the foodstuff).
Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.
mehlig
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
Of the pale yellow color of a canary.
Examples
1 sentencesDon't be mealy-mouthed, just say what you mean.
deWinde dich hier nicht wie ein Aal – sag einfach, was du meinst! — Waldelfe
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From meal + -y. Cognate with German mehlig.From meal + -y. Cognate with German mehlig.
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Forms
mealier, mealiestSynonyms
6 synonyms- composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency:farinaceouscoarse-grainedgrainygranulargranulosegritty
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.