Farinaceous in a sentence as an adjective

He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes

Farinaceous definitions

adjective

resembling starch

See also: starchlike amylaceous amyloid amyloidal

adjective

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"

See also: coarse-grained grainy granular granulose gritty mealy