different between pulverulently vs pulverulent

English

Etymology

From pulverulent +? -ly.

Adverb

pulverulently (comparative more pulverulently, superlative most pulverulently)

1. In a manner characterized by powderiness or dustiness.

Related terms

• pulverulence

References

• "pulverulently" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.

English

Alternative forms

• pulverulentous
• pulverulous

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?l?v??j?l?nt/
• 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, 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

References

• "pulverulent" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

From French pulvérulent, from Latin pulverulentus.

Adjective

pulverulent m or n (feminine singular pulverulent?, masculine plural pulverulen?i, feminine and neuter plural pulverulente)

1. pulverulent

Declension