1. (adj)farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
2. (adj)coarse-grained, large-grained not having a finetexture "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"