adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈmiːli/
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rhymes with -iːli
homophone: mealie
CMU ARPABET:M IY1 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Resembling meal (the foodstuff).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Below the hole the mice made in the woodwork was a pile of mealy sawdust.
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adj
Meaning 2
Of the pale yellow color of a canary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
name
Meaning 3
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A canary of a pale yellow color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective
Meaning 5
containing meal or made of meal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency