grainy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgreɪni/

adjective (grainier, grainiest)

  • 1granular: soft cheese with a slightly grainy texture
  • Photography showing visible grains of emulsion, as characteristic of old photographs or modern high-speed film.
  • (of sound, especially recorded music) having a rough or gravelly quality: the grainy sound of bootleg cassettes
  • 2(of wood) having prominent grain.

Derivatives

graininess

noun