The grainy texture of these mashed potatoes is deeply unpleasant.
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Grainy
//ˈɡɹeɪni//
Synonyms for "grainy" (66 found)
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6 translations across 4 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 粒狀的 /粒状的 adj (granular)
German
2 entries- grobkörnig adj (gritty)
- körnig adj (granular)
Māori
2 entries- māngūngungu adj (gritty)
- tongitongi adj (granular)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ایری adj (gritty)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The video is grainy.
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The photo was too grainy to identify the driver.
Source: tatoeba (11616010)
The world was watching, July 20, 1969, as a grainy black and white TV image showed American astronaut Neil Armstrong step onto the moon's surface and plant a U.S. flag.
Source: tatoeba (11813262)
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