Meanings
comparative flourier · superlative flouriest
- Resembling flour.
These mashed potatoes have a floury texture.
- Covered in flour.
The baker wiped his floury hands on his apron.
- High in starch; tending to break down easily when cooked.
Boil four large floury potatoes till they are thoroughly done; peel them and mash them smooth with the back of a spoon
1872, Thomas Low Nichols, How to Cook: The Principles and Practice of Scientific, Economic Hygienic, and Aesthetic Gastronomy : with Model Recipes in Every Department of Cookery, Original and Selected, page 1061 more example
As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking.
1898, William Mattieu Williams, The Chemistry of Cookery, page 189
Synonyms & antonyms
of potatoes
adjectiveresembling flour in fine powdery texture
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishfloury
- Englishfloury
From Middle English floury, equivalent to flour + -y. Piecewise doublet of flowery.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian брашнен, набрашнен
- брашнен (brašnen)resembling flour
- набрашнен (nabrašnen)covered in flour
Catalan farinós
- farinósresembling flour
Czech moučný, moučnatý
- moučnýresembling flour
- moučnatýof a potato, starchy
Dutch brokkelig, kruimelig
- brokkeligresembling flour
- kruimeligresembling flour
Finnish jauhoinen, jauhoinen
- jauhoinenresembling flour
- jauhoinencovered in flour
French farineux
- farineuxresembling flour
German mehlig, mehlig
- mehligresembling flour
- mehligcovered in flour
- mehligkochendof a potato, starchy
Irish plúrach, plúrach
- plúrachresembling flour
- plúrachcovered in flour
Italian farinoso
- farinosoresembling flour
Māori motuhanga, māngaro
- motuhangaresembling flour
- māngaroresembling flour
Polish mączysty
- mączystyresembling flour
Portuguese farinhento
- farinhentoresembling flour
Romanian făinos
- făinosresembling flour
Spanish harinoso
- harinosoresembling flour
Swedish mjölig, mjölig
- mjöligresembling flour
- mjöligcovered in flour
- mjöligof a potato, starchy
Turkish unsu, unlu
- unsuresembling flour
- unlucovered in flour
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with floury
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Cite this entry
floury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floury
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