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Webster 1913 Edition

Mealy

Meal′y

(mēl′y̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Mealier
;
sup
erl.
Mealiest
.]
1.
Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal;
as, a
mealy
potato
.
2.
Overspread with something that resembles meal;
as, the
mealy
wings of an insect
.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mealy

ME'ALY

,
Adj.
Having the qualities of meal; soft; smooth to the feel.
1.
Like meal; farinaceous; soft,dry and friable; as a mealy potato; a mealy apple.
2.
Overspread with something that resembles meal; as the mealy wings of an insect.

Definition 2024

mealy

mealy

English

Adjective

mealy ‎(comparative mealier, superlative mealiest)

  1. Describing a substance, especially a dry foodstuff such as grain, that resembles meal.
    Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.

Derived terms

  • mealy-mouthed: (adj) speaking disingenuously or with purposeful vagueness, as, metaphorically, speaking indistinctly with a mouthful of meal to confuse the listener; lying. "What a mealy-mouthed politician!"

Translations

Etymology

See meal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːli/
  • Rhymes: -iːli

Homophone: mealie

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