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

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope