51³Ō¹Ļ

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chalky

[chaw-kee]

adjective

chalkier, chalkiest 
  1. of or like chalk.

  2. of a chalklike consistency.

    chalky soil.

  3. without resonance, color, warmth, etc..

    several high tones that were quite chalky.

  4. Photography.Ģżlacking in detail, due to extreme contrast.

    a chalky print.

  5. Sports Slang.Ģżrelating to the competitor considered most likely to win by the oddsmakers.

    Sports betting is boring if all you make are chalky picks—put some money on a long shot and live a little!



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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • chalkiness noun
  • nonchalky adjective
  • unchalky adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of chalky1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English chalki, chalky; chalk, -y 1
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Aryan loved the roaring sound of the engine fill the air and then grow louder as the plane cruised above him, leaving behind chalky threads of contrail in the sky,

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DEA agents who searched Todorova’s apartment said they found several stockpiles of plastic bowls containing colorful pills and powders — beside them, packing materials and kitchen scales with chalky residue.

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ā€œSometimes, it can be a little more dry and the ball can feel a little more chalky, for sure.ā€

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At the end of a long day using a drone to film sharks off Carpinteria, California, Guana saw something strange: a relatively tiny and unusually chalky great white.

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He poured bottled water into a bowl for his 2-year-old pit bull, Caya — the building’s chalky tap water wasn’t good enough for his beloved rescue dog — and settled her in her crate.

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