FLOURY

floury

(adjective) resembling flour in fine powdery texture; “a floury clay”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

floury (comparative flourier, superlative flouriest)

Resembling flour.

Covered in flour.

Source: Wiktionary


Flour"y, a.

Definition: Of or resembling flour; mealy; covered with flour. Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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