powdery

CEFRB2

/ˈpaʊdəɹi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Like powder or covered with powder.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a lot of powder.

Examples

  • A light coating of powdery snow covered the ground.

  • The snow is powdery.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to powder.

More examples

In context

  • The snow was powdery.

  • powdery drink

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From powder + -y.