1) Coarse 2) Coarse in texture 3) Coarse-grained 4) Describing certain wood 5) Farinaceous 6) Granular 7) Granulose 8) Gritty 9) Like certain wallpaper 10) Like enlarged photos 11) Like old newsreels 12) Like old videos 13) Like over-enlarged photos 14) Like poorly-made fudge 15) Like some bad photos Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/grainy
(1) A descriptive term for gritty texture which is desirable in certain hard-grating cheeses, though not to the point of mealiness. Parmesan and Romano exhibit a granular or grainy texture. (2) A flavor term that may be used to describe the grain-like (wheat) flavors that occur as the result of ripening. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21633