pulverulent

pulverulent

See also: pulvérulent

English

Alternative forms

• pulverulentous
• pulverulous

Etymology

From Latin pulverulentus, from pulvis (“dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌlˈvɛɹjələnt/
• Hyphenation: pul‧ver‧u‧lent

Adjective

pulverulent (comparative more pulverulent, superlative most pulverulent)

1. Consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder; powdery; dusty.
   • 1900, H. G. Wells, Love and Mr. Lewisham, ch. 15,

     The first pulverulent snows told that Christmas was at hand.

   • 2004, Umberto Eco (Geoffrey Brock. trans.), The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, ISBN 9780156030434, p. 120,

     If a cellar prefigures the underworld, an attic promises a rather threadbare paradise, where the dead bodies appear in a pulverulent glow.

Related terms

• pulverulence
• pulverulently

Translations

consisting of, covered with, or disintegrating into a fine powder

French: pulvérulent (fr) Italian: polverulento (it) Latin: pulverulentus

Occitan: pulverulent Spanish: pulverulento

References

• "pulverulent" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.