grainy

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grainy

  • /ˈɡɹeɪni/

Rhymes with -eɪni

Where it comes from

From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain + -y. Piecewise doublet of corny.

adjective grainier · grainiest

  1. Resembling grains; granular. grainy image
  2. Coarsely ground or gritty.

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adj granular

中文粒狀的 /粒状的
Deutschkörnig

adj gritty

Deutschgrobkörnig

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"grainy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grainy.

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@misc{grainy_2026,
  title = {grainy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grainy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}