Definition of CHALKY

chalky

Adjective

  • Resembling chalk in appearance, texture, or taste.
  • composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk

Adjective Satellite

  • of something having the color of chalk
    • "she turned chalky white"

Adj

  • Consisting of or containing chalk.
  • Resembling chalk in some way.
  • Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.

Examples

  • a chalky texture
  • The CHALKY texture of his dry-erase board pieces made them hard to grip.

Origin / Etymology

From chalk + -y.

Synonyms

calcareous

Scrabble Score: 18

chalky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chalky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chalky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

chalky: valid Words With Friends Word