The meaning of POWDERY is resembling or consisting of powder. How to use powdery in a sentence.

Definition of powdery adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. consisting of or resembling powder. 2. easily reduced to powder: powdery plaster. 3. sprinkled or covered with or as if with powder.

The common name, 'whitefly', derives from the presence of secreted powdery wax which is preened over the body and wings by the adults of almost all species.

Factsheet What does the adjective powdery mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective powdery. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Something that is powdery looks or feels like powder. A couple of inches of dry, powdery snow had fallen.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 pow•der•y (pou′ də rē), adj. consisting of or resembling powder: powdery sand; powdery clouds. easily …

Powdery describes something that is dry, fine, and crumbles easily into tiny particles, like flour or dust. It can also refer to a soft, light texture resembling powder.

POWDERY definition: consisting of or resembling powder. See examples of powdery used in a sentence.

Britannica Dictionary definition of POWDERY 1 : like powder powdery ashes the beach's powdery white sand 2 : covered with powder