grainy
adjective/ˈɡreɪni/
Frequency rank: #15,145 most common English word
Meaning
Having a rough texture or appearance with visible grains; (of an image) lacking sharpness and showing a speckled pattern.
Example sentence
The old photograph looked grainy and faded after so many years.
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