adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Resembling meal in texture or consistency; granular: mealy potatoes.
2. 1. Made of or containing meal.
   2. Sprinkled or covered with meal or a similar granular substance.
3. Flecked with spots; mottled.
4. Lacking healthy coloring; pale: “I only know two sorts of boys. Mealy boys, and beef-faced boys” (Charles Dickens).
5. Mealy-mouthed.

mealiness meal'i·ness n.

1. Having a dry or powdery texture that resembles meal. 2. A term used to describe the texture of a baked potato as slightly dry and almost crumbly.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles
  Synonyms: farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, sandy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - melagtig, melet, melhvid, bleg

idioms:

• mealy bug    [zool.] uldlus

Nederlands (Dutch)
melig, meelachtig, (als) met meel bestoven, bleek, gespikkeld, listig, kruimelachtig, zachtaardig

Français (French)
adj. - farineux, cotonneux (un fruit), poudreux, blême

idioms:

• mealy bug    pseudococcus

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mehlig

idioms:

• mealy bug    Insekt der Art Pseudococcus

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλευρωμένος, αλευρώδης, ωχρός, πανιασμένος

idioms:

• mealy bug    (εντομ.) ψευδόκοκκος

Italiano (Italian)
farinoso, in polvere

idioms:

• mealy bug    insetto parassita

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - farináceo, pálido

idioms:

• mealy bug    inseto de fruta (m)

Русский (Russian)
мучной, рыхлый, бледный

idioms:

• mealy bug    червец мучнистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - harinoso

idioms:

• mealy bug    (insecto) coco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mjölig, pudrad, blek, fläckig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
粉状的

idioms:

• mealy bug    水蜡虫, 粉蚧

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粉狀的

idioms:

• mealy bug    水蠟蟲, 粉蚧

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거친 가루의, 창백한, 얼룩이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 粗びき粉の, 粗びき粉のような, 粉をふいた, ぼろぼろした, 青白い

idioms:

• mealy bug    粉貝殻虫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجروش, متبرغل, مهروس, , دودة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קמחי, מקומח, אבקי, חיוור‬

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