pulverulent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pʌlˈvɛɹjələnt/
Etymology
From Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis (“dust”). By surface analysis, pulver + -ule + -ent.
Meanings
-
Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
2004, Umberto Eco (Geoffrey Brock. trans.), The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, →ISBN, p. 120, If a cellar prefigures the underworld, an attic promises a rather threadbare paradise, where the dead bodies appear in a pulverulent glow.
The first pulverulent snows told that Christmas was at hand.
1900, H. G. Wells, chapter 15, in Love and Mr. Lewisham:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulverulentous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more pulverulent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| pulverulous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most pulverulent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
it polverulento (consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder) · la pulverulentus (consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder) · fr pulvérulent (consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder) · es pulverulento (consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder) · oc pulverulent (consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder)