mealy

The female version is Julia Roberts’ “Runaway Bride,” so mealy about her own feelings that she ditches four grooms at the altar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

Smaller squash tend to be less mealy and/or fibrous, and more flavorful.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Believe me: I've tried, and I have a litany of stories about mealy muffins and wet-bottomed pies to prove it.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022

As to texture, Schonberger says that mealiness is more likely “a result of growing conditions and plant stress,” with some varieties more inclined to be mealy than others.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2022

“But why are you going now?” she asked, the chew of mealy potato thick in her braces.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

For a mealier dough, the fat should be mixed in until it’s the size of peas and smaller.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2018

“Oh, she’s always rude and entitled, so we shouldn’t mind it when she acts rude and entitled” is perhaps the mealiest of justifications for spinelessness available.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2018

I saw six kinds of apples, including Granny Smith; Gala; Fuji; and the mealiest, most inappropriately named apple: Red Delicious, one bred for beauty, not taste.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2016

This mode of preparing potatoes, although very pretty and novel, must never be attempted with any but the whitest and mealiest kind.

From Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen by Owen, Catherine