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Floury: meaning, definitions and examples

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floury

 

[ หˆflaสŠษ™ri ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

baking ingredient

Containing or resembling flour; powdery.

Synonyms

dusty, mealy, powdery

Examples of usage

  • The dough was too floury and needed more liquid.
  • Her hands were floury after kneading the dough.

Translations

Translations of the word "floury" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น farinhento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค†เคŸเฅ‡ เค•เคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช mehlig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bertepung

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะพั€ะพัˆะฝะธัั‚ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ mฤ…czny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฒ‰ใฃใฝใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท farineux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ harinoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท unlu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ€๋ฃจ ๊ฐ™์€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฏู‚ูŠู‚

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mouฤnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ mรบkovรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ฒ‰็Šถ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ moken

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ mjรถlaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฑะฝะดั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒคแƒฅแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ unlu

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ harinoso

Etymology

The word 'floury' originated from the combination of 'flour' + '-y'. It has been used in English since the mid-18th century to describe something that contains or resembles flour, often used in the context of baking and cooking.

See also: flour, flourish.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #35,671, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.