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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Consisting of or containing chalk: as, “thy chalky cliffs,”
  2. Resembling chalk in any way: as, a chalky taste; a chalky fracture.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Consisting of or containing chalk.
  2. adj. Resembling chalk in any way.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. of something having the color of chalk
  2. adj. composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk

Examples

  • “Not sure how goat cheese is described as chalky unless it's in reference to it's colouring.”

    Udder Delights

  • “Not excited about the idea of chalky, chemical-flavored fritters, I guessed that the editors must have meant four teaspoons, which wound up working beautifully here.”

    Orangette

  • “Carbon dioxide emissions are causing the world's oceans to become more acidic, which is a threat to creatures that have "chalky" skeletons (including corals).”

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  • “She also had a kind of chalky powder she mixed with the water to produce excellent milk.”

    The Source of Magic

  • “There were two or three well-known men whose pale faces made the same kind of chalky and spectral spots amid the green of the trees as the plaster of the statues.”

    The Nabob

  • “Thank goodness for people who are educated enough to realize the difference between purchasing a pet from a reputable breeder and a "chalky" petstore.”

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  • “If you have ever taken a winery tour, you will most likely recall the guide describing the soil with terms such as chalky, claylike, gravelly or volcanic.”

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  • “One Bwog associate, usually useful as a leftovers-consumer, described them as "chalky" and politely declined to finish the portion.”

    The Bwog

  • “Then I drove up to where they're openin 'the clay pit -- you know, that fine, white chalky stuff we saw 'em borin' out just outside the hundred an 'forty acres with the three knolls.”

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  • “My secret: I horded NECCO wafers, those appalling chalky discs that raise glucose welts on the tongue.”

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