Chalky
adjective
Looking like chalk in color or quality.
The cliff has a chalky texture.
Often appears as...
- chalky texture
- chalky taste
adjective
Having the taste or texture of chalk.
The medicine has a chalky aftertaste.
Often appears as...
- chalky aftertaste
- chalky residue
adjective
Consisting of chalk.
This region has chalky soil, perfect for growing grapes.
Often appears as...
- chalky soil
- chalky cliffs
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Looking like chalk in color or quality.
The cliff has a chalky texture.
Often appears as...
- chalky texture
- chalky taste
adjective
Having the taste or texture of chalk.
The medicine has a chalky aftertaste.
Often appears as...
- chalky aftertaste
- chalky residue
adjective
Consisting of chalk.
This region has chalky soil, perfect for growing grapes.
Often appears as...
- chalky soil
- chalky cliffs
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Use 'chalky' to vividly describe something resembling the white mineral 'chalk' particularly in paleness or texture.
The walls were painted a chalky blue, looking powdery and soft.
Pro Tip 2/2Unflattering Connotation
'Chalky' often implies a lack of vibrancy or health when describing appearance.
She looked up at him, her face chalky and strained.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Use 'chalky' to vividly describe something resembling the white mineral 'chalk' particularly in paleness or texture.
The walls were painted a chalky blue, looking powdery and soft.
Pro Tip 2/2Unflattering Connotation
'Chalky' often implies a lack of vibrancy or health when describing appearance.
She looked up at him, her face chalky and strained.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Use 'chalky' to vividly describe something resembling the white mineral 'chalk' particularly in paleness or texture.
The walls were painted a chalky blue, looking powdery and soft.
Pro Tip 2/2Unflattering Connotation
'Chalky' often implies a lack of vibrancy or health when describing appearance.
She looked up at him, her face chalky and strained.
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Video examples
How Cicadas Become...
matt and his students collected these fungus-ridden bugs when i talked to matt on tsum he actually had an infected cicada sitting right next to him and he held it up to his camera and if you look you can see that the back side replaced by a fungal plug there now it's all chalky white it's chalky white it's either like a
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The Aztec myth of the...
and four times he pulled back in fear. Humble Nanahuatl stepped forward. The other gods painted him chalky white and glued feathers to him. Without hesitation, he threw himself into the flames. A fire-blackened eagle swooped over the fire, grabbed Nanahuatl and carried him into the sky.
Video examples
Mick Mountz: What...
the popularity of the products. And we're using dynamic and adaptive algorithms to tune the floor of the warehouse. So what you see here potentially the week leading up to Valentine's Day. All that pink chalky candy has moved to the front of the building
Video examples
How Cicadas Become...
matt and his students collected these fungus-ridden bugs when i talked to matt on tsum he actually had an infected cicada sitting right next to him and he held it up to his camera and if you look you can see that the back side replaced by a fungal plug there now it's all chalky white it's chalky white it's either like a
Video examples
The Aztec myth of the...
and four times he pulled back in fear. Humble Nanahuatl stepped forward. The other gods painted him chalky white and glued feathers to him. Without hesitation, he threw himself into the flames. A fire-blackened eagle swooped over the fire, grabbed Nanahuatl and carried him into the sky.
Video examples
Mick Mountz: What...
the popularity of the products. And we're using dynamic and adaptive algorithms to tune the floor of the warehouse. So what you see here potentially the week leading up to Valentine's Day. All that pink chalky candy has moved to the front of the building
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Roz Chast
American Cartoonist
I don't like anything that looks gelatinous - really weirds me out. But when I was a kid, I used to get very, very upset if anything had a kind of chalky texture; like, certain kinds of cottage cheese I know have a weird chalkiness.
Quote examples
Roz Chast
American Cartoonist
I don't like anything that looks gelatinous - really weirds me out. But when I was a kid, I used to get very, very upset if anything had a kind of chalky texture; like, certain kinds of cottage cheese I know have a weird chalkiness.
Example 1 of 1
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