grainy

From Middle English greyny, equivalent to grain +‎ -y. Piecewise doublet of corny.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪni/

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• Rhymes: -eɪni

grainy (comparative grainier, superlative grainiest)

1. Resembling grains; granular.

   grainy image

   grainy sound

   • 2024 May 20, Alissa Wilkinson, “What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 June 2024:

     Yes, you can detect a bit of Johansson’s clear, low tone and a hint of vocal fry, though at times that just sounds like some grainy digitalization.

2. Coarsely ground or gritty.

• raying