floury.

1. Covered with or resembling fine flour.

2. Having a dry, soft, crumbly texture, especially when cooked.

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Words that belong together

• floury hands
• floury surface

On the page

He left floury fingerprints along the cupboard handle.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more floury; superlative most floury when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.