MEANING
Dry, powdery, or pale in a way that recalls chalk.
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Words that belong together
- chalky residue
- chalky pallor
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A chalky residue whitened the inside of the cup.
Her chalky pallor showed through the lamplight.
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Word forms
- Base
- chalky
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more chalky; superlative most chalky where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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