Definitions
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- adverb In a
chalky fashion.
Etymologies
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chalky + -ly
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Examples
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She was ghastly, chalkily pale; the red seemed to have gone even from her lips and gums, and the bones of her face stood out prominently; her breathing was painful to see or hear.
Dracula 1897
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