Akademik

farinaceous

adjective

1. resembling starch

• Similar to: ↑starchy

• Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloid (for: ↑amyloidal), ↑amyloid (for: ↑amyloid)

2. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

- granular sugar

- the photographs were grainy and indistinct

- it left a mealy residue

• Similar to: ↑coarse, ↑harsh

• Derivationally related forms: ↑grit (for: ↑gritty), ↑grain (for: ↑granular), ↑granularity (for: ↑granular), ↑grain (for: ↑grainy), ↑graininess (for: ↑grainy)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.