floury
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From Middle English floury, equivalent to flour + -y.
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floury (comparative flourier, superlative flouriest)
- Resembling flour.
- Covered in flour.
- The baker wiped his floury hands on his apron.
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resembling flour
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Middle English edit
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floury
- Covered in flowers or representations of them; flowery.
- Prosperous, thriving; experiencing wealth, fame, or success.
- (cooking, rare) Blanketed in flour; floury.
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References edit
- “flǒurī, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.
- “flǒurī, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-25.