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Pulverulent

//pʌlˈvɛɹjələnt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.

    "The first pulverulent snows told that Christmas was at hand."

Etymology

From Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis (“dust”).

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