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chalky

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɔːki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɔki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chô′kē)

Inflections of 'chalky' (adj):

chalkier: adj comparative

chalkiest: adj superlative

chalk•y /ˈtʃɔki/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est.

of, covered with, or like chalk:a white, chalky face; a chalky taste.

chalk•y (chô′kē),USA pronunciation adj., chalk•i•er, chalk•i•est.

Mineralogyof or like chalk.
Mineralogyof a chalklike consistency:chalky soil.
without resonance, color, warmth, etc.:several high tones that were quite chalky.
Photographylacking in detail, due to extreme contrast:a chalky print.

1425–75; late Middle English; see chalk, -y¹

chalk′i•ness, n.

'chalky' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

calcareous - malm - aluminite - hegari - substance

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Synonyms: blanched, milky, pale, dull, gray, more...

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