Definition for MEAL-Y

MEAL-Y, a.

  1. Having the qualities of meal; soft; smooth to the feel.
  2. Like meal; farinaceous; soft; dry and friable; as, a mealy potatoe; a mealy apple.
  3. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect. Thomson.

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