Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective, grain·i·er, grain·i·est.
- resembling grain; granular.
- full of grains or grain.
- having a natural or simulated grain, as wood, wallpaper, etc.
- Photography. (of a negative or positive) having a granular appearance.
adjective grainier or grainiest
- resembling, full of, or composed of grain; granular
- resembling the grain of wood, leather, etc
- photog having poor definition because of large grain size
1610s, from grain + -y (2). In Middle English, grain also was used as an adjective, “like grain, lumpy, spotted” (early 15c.).