The meaning of MEALY is containing meal : farinaceous. How to use mealy in a sentence.

There is nothing mealy-mouthed or equivocal about that: get rid of the armed forces, get rid of the police.

1. Resembling meal in texture or consistency; granular: mealy potatoes. 2. a. Made of or containing meal. b. Sprinkled or covered with meal or a similar granular substance.

Food that is dry and powdery can be described as mealy. ...the mealy stodge of pulse, grain and potato dishes. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mealy, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Mealy definition: having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly.. See examples of MEALY used in a sentence.

having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly: mealy potatoes; a mealy stone. Food of or containing meal; farinaceous: baked fish with a mealy crust. covered with or as if with meal or …

Synonyms for MEALY: pallid, pale, paled, ashen, doughy, pasty, ashy, blanched; Antonyms of MEALY: red, ruddy, rosy, florid, sanguine, glowing, blooming, flush

Both during winter and summer, shower the leaves frequently, with as forceful a stream as possible, to prevent scale and mealy-bug getting a start.