Pulverulent

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Pulverulent
adjective


Pronunciation:
[puhl-ver-lnt]

Definition:
1. Made of or covered with a fine powder or dust.
2. Crumbly.

 

Etymology:
From the Latin pulvis meaning dust and ulentus meaning abounding in.

 

 

 Usage:
"Every door or window in the school building would not open without creaking loudly. It was obvious that the building had not been visited in a long time, the pulverulent surfaces of every desk a testament to its abandonment."

Love Tahlia. So how are your NaNo word counts looking fellow logophiles? Anyone managed to slip in any 1word1day words yet?

Comments

[squid-ink.livejournal.com]

when I'm done shredding leaves to mulch my veg garden my entire body, every orifice, will be pulverulent.

ew

Not doing nano... I can barely form a sentence lol
but good luck to all who are

[james0289.livejournal.com]

[puhl-ver-lnt]?

My OED has (the International Phonetic Alphabet equivalent of) [pul-VER-u-lent].