Associations to the word «Powdery»

Wiktionary

POWDERY, adjective. Of or pertaining to powder.

Dictionary definition

POWDERY, adjective. Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding".
POWDERY, adjective. As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder; "a powdery blue".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.