pulverous

ADJECTIVE

fine

Synonyms

WEAK

diaphanous dusty ethereal exquisite filmy fine-drawn fine-grained fine-spun flimsy fragile gauzy gossamer gossamery granular impalpable light lightweight little loose minute porous powdered powdery pulverized pulverulent quality slender small thin threadlike transparent

Example Sentences

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Pulverous particles got into the dishes, and Society's meats had a seasoning of first-rate footmen.

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles