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grainy

[grey-nee]

adjective

grainier, grainiest 
  1. resembling grain; granular.

  2. full of grains grain or grain.

  3. having a natural or simulated grain, as wood, wallpaper, etc.

  4. Photography.(of a negative or positive) having a granular appearance.



grainy

/ ˈɡɪɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling, full of, or composed of grain; granular

  2. resembling the grain of wood, leather, etc

  3. photog having poor definition because of large grain size

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • graininess noun
  • ˈԾԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of grainy1

First recorded in 1605–15; grain + -y 1
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After opening fire, the presumed killer runs off on foot against traffic down the street as the targeted car lurches forward, according to the grainy video.

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Marshall and Montgomery were seen at the park wearing white shirts, Ivan said, and the surveillance video, although grainy, showed the shooters wore white shirts.

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In the two minute and 41 second-long grainy video shown to jurors, a silhouetted figure can be seen appearing to cut at the base of a large tree which then falls over with big crash.

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Days earlier, a frightened al-Rubai posted a dark, grainy video on social media in which he expressed his fear that Hamas militants were coming for him.

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The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation.

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