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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coarse |
| Synonyms: | chapped, coarse-grained, crude, grainy, gritty, harsh, homespun, impure, inferior, loose, lumpy, mediocre, particulate, poor quality, rough, rough-hewn, rugged, unfinished, unpolished, unprocessed, unpurified |
| Main Entry: | coarse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rough, unrefined |
| Synonyms: | chapped, coarse-grained, crude, grainy, granular, harsh, homespun, impure, inferior, loose, lumpy, mediocre, particulate, poor quality, rough-hewn, rugged, unfinished, unpolished, unprocessed, unpurified |
| Antonyms: | delicate, refined, smooth, soft |
| Main Entry: | dusty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filled with or covered with powdery particles |
| Synonyms: | arenaceous, arenose, chalky, crumbly, dirty, friable, granular, grubby, sandy, sooty, unclean, undusted, unswept, untouched |
| Antonyms: | clean, clear |
| Main Entry: | fine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dainty, delicate; sheer |
| Synonyms: | diaphanous, 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, quality, slender, small, thin, threadlike, transparent |
| Antonyms: | coarse, rough, thick |
| Main Entry: | powdery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | consisting of fine, loose grains |
| Synonyms: | arenaceous, arenose, branny, chalky, crumbling, crumbly, dry, dusty, fine, floury, friable, grainy, granular, gravelly, gritty, impalpable, loose, mealy, pulverized, pulverulent, sandy |
| Antonyms: | solid |
| Main Entry: | sugary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | containing sugar |
| Synonyms: | candied, granular, sticky, sweet |
| Main Entry: | sandy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertaining to sand |
| Synonyms: | acervulus, ammophilous, arenaceous, arenicolous, granular, gritty, sabulous, sandy |
| Main Entry: | grainy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coarse |
| Synonyms: | chapped, coarse-grained, crude, granular, gritty, harsh, homespun, impure, inferior, loose, lumpy, mediocre, particulate, poor quality, rough, rough-hewn, rugged, unfinished, unpolished, unprocessed, unpurified |
| Main Entry: | pulverous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fine |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
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