pulverous

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adjective

Resembling or consisting of dust or powder.

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dustypowderypulverulent
OriginLatin pulvereus →
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Meanings

adjectivepulverous (comparative more pulverous, superlative most pulverous)

comparative more pulverous · superlative most pulverous

  1. Resembling or consisting of dust or powder.

    Synonyms: dusty, powdery, pulverulent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or consisting of dust or powder.

Similar
dustypowderypulverulent

Origin

  1. Latinpulvereus
  2. Englishpulverous

Compare Latin pulvereus, from pulvis, pulveris (“dust, powder”). By surface analysis, pulver + -ous.

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APA

pulverous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulverous

MLA

“pulverous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulverous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulverous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulverous.

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