mealier
mealier is the comparative form of mealy.
Meaning of mealy
Adjective
mealy (comparative mealier, superlative mealiest)
- Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
- Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.
- Of the pale yellow color of a canary.
- That it is a cross-breed there can be no doubt, from the fact that after a year or two the brilliant colours, both orange and black, begin to fade—the orange fading into a mealy tint, and the black to a dingy grey.1875, The Bird-Keeper's Guide and Companion, page 19
Questions about mealier
- What is mealier the comparative form of?
- Mealier is the comparative form of mealy.
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