grainy

From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪni/

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• Rhymes: -eɪni

grainy (comparative grainier, superlative grainiest)

1. Resembling grains; granular.

   grainy image

   grainy sound

2. Coarsely ground or gritty.

• grainily
• graininess

• raying