as in coarse
made up of large particles
grainy sand kept it off the rankings as one of the nation's best beaches
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Recent Examples of grainy
The boy in the grainy video feed sounded desperate.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Bad lemon curd is pasty, grainy, curdled or tooth-achingly sweet.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
And potato-heavy soups can become slightly grainy and unpleasant when exposed to the extreme cold of a freezer.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Bad lemon curd is pasty, grainy, curdled or tooth-achingly sweet.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Texture, depth and grainy intellection are absent.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
And potato-heavy soups can become slightly grainy and unpleasant when exposed to the extreme cold of a freezer.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grainy
Adjective
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The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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My dense, coarser hair holds onto humidity like a sponge.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The brand’s classic coats were joined by handsome bomber jackets in grained leather or suede, cocooning puffers and enveloping shearling jackets and stoles that were lined with contrasting napa for extra luxe.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is small, beaver-dam-laden water with a sandy composition, and a few years ago, Kozminski caught a glimpse of something irregular sticking out of the sand.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some fruit trees might prefer wet weather and moist earth, but others will perform best with well-draining, sandy soil.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Strategies to reduce returns range from charging for return shipping to providing more granular sizing information and incentivizing exchanges over refunds.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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Mix in some worm castings and organic granular vegetable fertilizer.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Grainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grainy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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