What does "mealy" mean?

A canary of a pale yellow color.

What is a synonym for "mealy"?

Common synonyms include: farinaceous, achromatic, achromic, anemic, ashen, ashy.

//ˈmiːli// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A canary of a pale yellow color.
"I know not, indeed, if the artist could give the beautiful orange which distinguish ^([sic]) the jonque, or the mellowness of tint that pervades the mealy."

Adjective

1
Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
"Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust."
2
Of the pale yellow color of a canary.
"That it is a cross-breed there can be no doubt, from the fact that after a year or two the brilliant colours, both orange and black, begin to fade—the orange fading into a mealy tint, and the black to a dingy grey."