Roz Chast

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.

American Cartoonist

Use 'chalky' to vividly describe something resembling the white mineral 'chalk' particularly in paleness or texture.

Visual Imagery

'Chalky' often implies a lack of vibrancy or health when describing appearance.

Unflattering Connotation

Describe taste or texture as 'chalky' to convey a dry, powdery, and sometimes unpleasant sensation in the mouth.

Taste Description

'Chalky' suggests something is not smooth or palatable, often used negatively in the context of food, drinks, or medicine.

Negative Sensation

'Chalky' relates to soil with a high composition of chalk, which can affect agriculture and gardening.

Soil Composition

When describing landscapes, 'chalky' can refer to areas rich in chalk rock, often found in cliffs and coastlines.

Geological Characteristics

 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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 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.

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 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

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