Grainy (adjective)

  1. Having a texture that is rough or uneven because of small particles or grains.
  2. Resembling grains or small particles.

Origin:

From middle english greyne, from old english grægna ("grain, corn, small particle"), from proto-germanic *gragniz ("grain, seed"), from proto-indo-european *gʰr̥h₁nós ("grain").

Examples:

  1. The sand was grainy between my toes.
  2. His skin felt rough and grainy to the touch.
  3. The photograph was grainy and lacked detail.
  4. The wood had a beautiful grainy texture.
  5. The soup had a grainy consistency.
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