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mealiest

mealiest is the superlative form of mealy.

Meaning of mealy

Adjective

mealy (comparative mealier, superlative mealiest)

  1. Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
    • Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.
  2. 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

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Questions about mealiest

What is mealiest the superlative form of?
Mealiest is the superlative form of mealy.

Words near mealiest in the dictionary

  1. mealie lands
  2. mealie meal
  3. mealiepap
  4. mealier
  5. mealies
  6. mealiest
  7. mealily
  8. mealiness
  9. mealinesses
  10. mealing
  11. Mealings

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