grainily
In coarse dots
In a grainy manner—with visible grain, texture, or coarseness.
The term most often describes image quality: The old footage played grainily on the screen.
It can also apply to textures or sounds that have a rough, particulate quality.
Rough in texture
- sandyFull of fine grains
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- roughUneven in surface
- particulateTiny suspended matter
powdery · abrasive · pebbly · flecked · uneven · mealy · crumbly · crystalline
Soft and unclear
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
speckled · noisy · low-resolution · murky · hazy · unclear · smudged · softened
Movie or coating
- ISOGlobal standards body
- underexposedInsufficient light recorded
- enlargementIncrease in size
- darkroomFilm processing chamber
analog · 35mm · noir · vintage · celluloid · exposure · cinematic · monochrome
coarse
Rough in texture
particulate · powdery · abrasive · pebbly · flecked · uneven · mealy · crumbly · crystalline · sediment
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- out-of-focusLacking sharpness or definition
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
indistinct · speckled · noisy · low-resolution · murky · hazy · unclear · smudged · softened · stippled
film
Movie or coating
- ISOGlobal standards body
- underexposedInsufficient light recorded
- enlargementIncrease in size
darkroom · analog · 35mm · noir · vintage · celluloid · exposure · cinematic · monochrome · sepia