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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. lacking in detail, due to extreme contrast:

    a chalky print.

  5. Sports Slang. relating 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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¦³ó²¹±ô°ì·²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chalky1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English chalki, chalky; chalk, -y 1
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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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“Sometimes, it can be a little more dry and the ball can feel a little more chalky, for sure.â€

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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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She was pale and covered in chalky dust, as if hit by an explosion, and her eyes stared at him with a glare as dark and heavy as oil.

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