Definition of MILKY

milky

Adjective Satellite

  • resembling milk in color not clear
    • "milky glass"

Adj

  • Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
  • Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black.
  • Containing (an especially large amount of) milk.
  • Containing a whitish liquid, juicy.
  • Cowardly.
  • Immature, childish.
  • Producing milk, lactating.

Adjective

  • Resembling or suggestive of milk in color or consistency.

Examples

  • The milky white tiles blended in with the empty squares, making them hard to see.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mylky, melky, equivalent to milk + -y. Cognate with German milchig (“milky”), Swedish mjölkig (“milky”). Doublet of milchig.

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

milky: valid Words With Friends Word