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Sep. 10, 2016
pulverulent\puhl-VER-yuh-luh nt, -VER-uh-luh nt\adjective
1. covered with dust or powder.
2. consisting of dust or fine powder.
Quotes... On shelves pulverulent, majestic stands / His library; in
ragged plight, and old; / Replete with many a load of criticism
-- Mark Akenside, "The Poet," Gentleman's Magazine, July 1737
Origin of pulverulentPulverulent finds its roots in the Latin word
pulvis meaning "dust." It entered English in the mid-1600s.More From
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