— mealiness , n.
/mee"lee/ , adj., mealier, mealiest .
1. having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly: mealy potatoes; a mealy stone.
2. of or containing meal; farinaceous: baked fish with a mealy crust.
3. covered with or as if with meal or powder: flowers mealy with their pollen.
4. flecked as if with meal; spotty: horses with mealy hides.
5. pale; sallow: a mealy complexion.
6. mealy-mouthed.
[ 1525-35; MEAL 2 + -Y 1 ]