MEANING
Containing small grains or a granular appearance.
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Words that belong together
- grainy texture
- grainy image
On the page
The grainy image showed only the outline of a face.
Word forms
- Base
- grainy
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative grainier; superlative grainiest. 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. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.
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