powdery

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The way light is emitted at different angles depends on surface texture, which can reveal whether the surface is smooth rock or rough, powdery material.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

This is how you prevent the flat, powdery taste that comes from sprinkling seasoning over finished sauce.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But many have found hay that is crisp and dry, even powdery.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

But when Kingshaw touched it, his fingers came away brown with powdery rust, and the padlock dropped open.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill