floury
Covered in powder
Floury describes something covered with or resembling flour—the fine powder milled from grain.
Hands become floury when kneading dough.
A floury potato has a dry, crumbly texture when cooked, as opposed to waxy varieties that hold their shape.
The baker's apron was floury from a morning of bread-making.
Reduced to fine particles
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
- granularMade of tiny particles
- grittyCoarse or courageous
crumbly · fine · sifted · mealy · pulverized · coated · dusted · residue
Free from moisture
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
- pastyUnhealthily pale
- starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
- rawIn original state
undercooked · gummy · cloying · thick · coating · uncooked · roux · gravy
powdery
Reduced to fine particles
gritty · crumbly · fine · sifted · mealy · pulverized · coated · dusted · residue · coating
dry
Free from moisture
raw · undercooked · gummy · cloying · thick · coating · uncooked · roux · gravy · sauce
mealy
Powdery in texture
baked · roasted · crumbly · russet · Idaho · floater · dry · absorbent · flaky · boiled
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
rolling · dusting · worksurface · crust · loaves · biscuits · proofing · yeast · rising · sourdough
- white flourProcessed wheat for baking
- wheat flourMilled grain for baking
- whole wheat flourComplete grain powder
- all-purpose flourGeneral-use milled wheat
- flour tortillasSoft flatbread for filling
- flour millingProcessing grain into powder
flour, flourish, flourishing, floured, flourishes, flouring, flourished, wheat flour, rye flour