mealy

See also: Mealy

English

Etymology

meal +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miːli/
Rhymes: -iːli

Homophone: mealie

Adjective

mealy (comparative mealier, superlative mealiest)

Describing a substance, especially a dry foodstuff such as grain, that resembles meal.
Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.

Derived terms

mealy-mouthed: (adj) speaking disingenuously or with purposeful vagueness, as, metaphorically, speaking indistinctly with a mouthful of meal to confuse the listener; lying. "What a mealy-mouthed politician!"

Translations

describing a substance that resembles meal

French: farineux (fr) m
Friulian: farinôs
German: mehlig (de)
Greek: αλευρώδης (el) m (alevródis)

Maori: motuhanga, māngaro
Polish: mączny (pl)
Portuguese: farinhento
Romanian: făinos (ro)

Anagrams

Lamey, Lemay, Maley, Mayle, amyle, yealm

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