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mealy

[mee-lee]

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adjective

mealier, mealiest

having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly.
mealy potatoes; a mealy stone.
of or containing meal; farinaceous.
baked fish with a mealy crust.
covered with or as if with meal or powder.
flowers mealy with their pollen.
flecked as if with meal; spotty.
horses with mealy hides.
pale; sallow.
a mealy complexion.
mealy-mouthed.

mealy

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adjective

resembling meal; powdery
containing or consisting of meal or grain
sprinkled or covered with meal or similar granules
(esp of horses) spotted; mottled
pale in complexion
short for mealy-mouthed

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Other Word Forms

mealiness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mealy¹

First recorded in 1525–35; meal ² + -y ¹

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Some dogs also demonstrated a distinct lack of “rubberiness,” with a tendency toward the mealy side, and none came close to achieving that coveted snap.

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This removes any dust that may collect on the leaves and helps reduce the risk of insect pests such as mealy bugs and aphids.

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Tomatoes tend to get more mealy in the fridge than when stored at room temperature, but if they are getting too soft, refrigerate to keep them a few more days.

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To be honest, the Beyond Meat sausage tasted good, but a little mealy.

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These slow-moving pests are covered with a mealy wax and tend to cluster in large numbers to feed, appearing as cottony masses in leaf axils and other protected areas.

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mealworm mealybug

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