branny

Full of chaff

Branny means resembling or containing bran—the outer husk of grain removed during milling.

The word describes texture or appearance: a branny residue, branny flakes in the cereal.

It occasionally describes skin that's dry and flaky, shedding in bran-like particles.

texture

coarse

Rough in texture

roughUneven in surface
flakyCrumbly or unreliable
crumblyProne to fragmenting

grainy · gritty · fibrous · scratchy · chaffy · husky · scaly · friable · mealy · dusty

grain

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

oatsCereal grain for porridge
ryeHardy cereal crop
cerealProcessed grain for breakfast

husk · chaff · mill · sift · meal · barley · millet · sorghum · teff · spelt

Opposites

texture/refinement

brannysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

refined · fine · silky · polished · sleek

Phrases

bran flakesBreakfast cereal from husks
oat branFibrous grain coating
Raisin BranBranded fiber cereal
bran muffinBaked good with grain husks
wheat branOuter kernel covering
rice branGrain's milled-off coating

Family

bran, brans, branlike

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