mealy.

Soft, dry, or crumbly with a texture like fine meal.

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Words that belong together

• mealy potato
• mealy texture

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The mealy potato collapsed beneath the fork.

A mealy texture spoiled the fruit beneath its glossy skin.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more mealy; superlative most mealy where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.