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MEALINESS

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meal⋅y

  [mee-lee]
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–adjective, meal⋅i⋅er, meal⋅i⋅est.
1. having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly: mealy potatoes; a mealy stone.
2. of or containing meal; farinaceous: baked fish with a mealy crust.
3. covered with or as if with meal or powder: flowers mealy with their pollen.
4. flecked as if with meal; spotty: horses with mealy hides.
5. pale; sallow: a mealy complexion.
6. mealy-mouthed.
Origin:
1525–35; meal 2 + -y 1

Related forms:
meal⋅i⋅ness, noun
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meal·y   (mē'lē)   
adj.   meal·i·er, meal·i·est

  1. Resembling meal in texture or consistency; granular: mealy potatoes.

    1. Made of or containing meal.

    2. Sprinkled or covered with meal or a similar granular substance.

  3. Flecked with spots; mottled.

  4. Lacking healthy coloring; pale: "I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys" (Charles Dickens).

  5. Mealy-mouthed.

meal'i·ness n.
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