adj
chalky
Chalky (adj) means Made of or containing chalk, or resembling chalk in texture, color, or taste. Example: “The soil in this region is dry and chalky.”
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Made of or containing chalk, or resembling chalk in texture, color, or taste.
"The dim, chalky lighting and unsteady camera movements."
— K. Kotik, When A Soap Isn't A Soap (1988)
"Their flowers range from the rather formal blossoming of outer London to the wilder flowering of the country, where willow-herb and broom, traveller's joy and campion, go rioting over the chalky banks of the Metropolitan Line."
— , Traveller's Joy (1950)
"The soil in this region is dry and chalky."
"The medicine left a chalky taste in his mouth."
How to use chalky
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHaving the powdery, pale texture or taste of chalk.
Common pairings
chalky taste
chalky soil
chalky white
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Word forms
- Comparative
- chalkier
- Superlative
- chalkiest
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Etymology
From "chalk" plus the adjective-forming suffix "-y."
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What does “chalky” mean?
The word “chalky” means made of or containing chalk, or resembling chalk in texture, color, or taste. In plain terms, having the powdery, pale texture or taste of chalk.
How do you use “chalky” in a sentence?
Here is “chalky” used in a sentence: “The soil in this region is dry and chalky.”
What part of speech is “chalky”?
“Chalky” is an adjective.
What is the meaning of chalky?
"chalky" (adj) means made of or containing chalk, or resembling chalk in texture, color, or taste.
