(adj) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency, Syn. grainy, mealy, granulose, granular, gritty, coarse-grained, Example:granular sugar; the photographs were grainy and indistinct; it left a mealy residue
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley. ] 1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. [ 1913 Webster ]