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Synonyms for chalky


Grammar : Adj
Spell : chaw-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɔ ki



Définition of chalky

Origin :
  • c.1400, from chalk (n.) + -y (2). Related: Chalkiness.
  • adj blanched
Example sentences :
  • His eyes were closed, his face a dead, chalky white, and his body hung limp.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They abound on the chalky downs and in some sandy districts, but not in the clays.
  • Extract from : « The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 » by Gilbert White
  • His face was more than colorless, it was chalky even to the lips.
  • Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
  • She reached her fat, chalky arm toward the money, but Gordon was before her.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Whittington, apparently unharmed, was chalky and stuttering from fright.
  • Extract from : « Jim Spurling, Fisherman » by Albert Walter Tolman
  • They leapt about again, and were humming along a chalky white road.
  • Extract from : « The Sins of Sverac Bablon » by Sax Rohmer
  • Pale pink, lined with a pink almost white; pale, but not chalky blues.
  • Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
  • The light outside had chilled, and threw a chalky whiteness on the river.
  • Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. » by John Galsworthy
  • Two species of Flax (order Linace) are to be found on chalky soils.
  • Extract from : « Field and Woodland Plants » by William S. Furneaux
  • The ground was all chalky slime and we slipped and slid all over the place.
  • Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various

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