grained

[ greynd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains grain (usually used in combination):
fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.
having a granular form, structure, or surface:
wood and other grained materials.
having an artificially produced granular texture or pattern:
grained kid.
marked by a particular quality (usually used in combination):
tough-grained journalism.

Origin of grained¹

First recorded in 1520–30; grain + -ed ³

Edith Wharton, of course, writes in such a startlingly sharp and close-grained way about how people live.

At best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright.

Consider, for example, that all of the questions about the economy were very fine-grained.

Close-grained grey and yellowish-grey granite, with brown mica.

Fine-grained quartzose sandstone, of a purplish hue, resembling a rock on the banks of the Severn, near Bridgenorth.

Very compact and fine-grained reddish granular quartz, with a glistening lustre, and flat conchoidal fracture.

The wood of apple trees is hard, close-grained and often richly colored, and is suitable for turning or cabinet work.

One of the latter struck my knee with force enough to wound the bone without penetrating the grained-leather boot-leg.

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