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What is the adjective for grain?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb grain which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

grained
  1. Having a grain or grains
  2. Stained with an imitation wood grain
  3. (in combination) Having a specified type of grain e.g. close-grained
  4. Synonyms:
      5. granulated, granular, grainy, coarse, gritty, rough, sandy, coarse-grained, powdery, gravelly, crumbly, particulate, chapped, powdered, ground, granulous, comminuted, powder, granulose, inferior, lumpy, chalky, crumbling, crushed, loose, dusty, sand, powder-covered, friable, sabulous, mealy, arenaceous, farinaceous, floury, pebbly, stony, pulverulent, pulverized, rasping, branlike, pulverant, calculous, scratchy, fine, levigated, dry, in particles, impalpable, pulverised, fine-grained … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The body was waxen and pale, grained like the ancient bark of an oak after rain.”
grainy
  1. Resembling grains; granular.
  2. Coarsely ground or gritty.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. granular, granulated, grained, gravelly, gritty, chalky, crumbling, crumbly, ground, sandy, chapped, coarse, crushed, dusty, loose, particulate, powdery, rough, powdered, sand, coarse-grained, powder-covered, friable, sabulous, granulous, lumpy, comminuted, powder, granulose, inferior, mealy, arenaceous, farinaceous, floury, pebbly, stony, pulverulent, pulverized, rasping, branlike, pulverant, calculous, scratchy, fine, levigated, dry, in particles, impalpable, pulverised, fine-grained … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The grainy texture of the sandpaper provided a perfect surface for painting.”
      “A lot of the running time is taken up by grainy footage shot under less than ideal circumstances.”
      “I do have a grainy memory of things like getting my finger jammed in a door, dropping a plate and cutting my foot etc.”
grainless
  1. Without grain.
  2. Free from grainy texture or appearance.
  3. Examples:
      4. “Even with the grainy 35 mm Kodak High Speed Infrared film the light values are creamy and grainless with an almost ethereal beauty.”
      “In this article, I describe a nifty trick for simulating film grain in an otherwise grainless digital image.”
      “Osterman exploits collodion's nearly grainless precision and the rich variability of the salt print to render the experience of sleep.”
grainlike
  1. Shaped or resembling a grain or an aspect of a grain.
grainier
  1. comparative form of grainy: more grainy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grittier, chalkier, crumblier, sandier, coarser, dustier, looser, rougher, more granular, more granulated, more grained, more gravelly, more chapped, more crushed, more particulate, more powdery, more powdered, more sand, more coarse-grained, more friable, more sabulous, more granulous, more comminuted, lumpier, mealier, more arenaceous, flourier, pebblier, more farinaceous, stonier, more pulverulent, more rasping, more branlike, scratchier, more calculous, finer, drier, more impalpable, more fine-grained, fuzzier, blurrier, blearier, unclearer, foggier, gauzier, muzzier, vaguer, more blurred, more unfocused, more indistinct … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Some of the backgrounds appear grainier than the rest of the picture, and sometimes the special effects look a little hokey.”
      “The higher the ISO Sensitivity, the grainier your pictures are likely to become, so it is necessary to exercise caution.”
      “A little grainier than we're now used to, the photographs from Getty Images show Christmas back when images were black and white.”
grainiest
  1. superlative form of grainy: most grainy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grittiest, chalkiest, crumbliest, sandiest, coarsest, dustiest, loosest, roughest, most granular, most granulated, most grained, most gravelly, most chapped, most crushed, most particulate, most powdery, most powdered, most sand, most coarse-grained, most friable, most sabulous, most granulous, most comminuted, lumpiest, mealiest, most arenaceous, flouriest, pebbliest, most farinaceous, stoniest, most pulverulent, most rasping, most calculous, scratchiest, most branlike, finest, driest, most impalpable, most fine-grained, fuzziest, blurriest, bleariest, unclearest, foggiest, gauziest, muzziest, vaguest, most blurred, most unfocused, most indistinct … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Even if it has put a satellite into space, experts say it is only likely to be able to send the grainiest of video images back to Pyongyang.”
      “Even with a satellite in space, experts say it is likely to be able to send only the grainiest of video images back to Pyongyang.”
      “Every outlandish rumour is endlessly discussed, the grainiest sand-blown pictures pored over, but nothing is believed until someone can dash upstairs to Big Boss's office, where he has BBC News 24 on.”
graining
  1. present participle of grain
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