floury
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/ˈflaʊəɹi/
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/ˈflaʊəɹi/ · /ˈflaʊɹi/
Definition of floury
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Resembling flour.
“These mashed potatoes have a floury texture.”
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adj
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Resembling flour.
“These mashed potatoes have a floury texture.”
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Covered in flour.
“The baker wiped his floury hands on his apron.”
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High in starch; tending to break down easily when cooked.
“Boil four large floury potatoes till they are thoroughly done; peel them and mash them smooth with the back of a spoon”
“As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English floury, equivalent to flour + -y. Piecewise doublet of flowery.
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