1.
[syn: calcareous, chalky]
2. of something having the color of chalk;
- Example: "she turned chalky white"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chalky \Chalk"y\, a.
Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a
chalky cliff; a chalky taste.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chalky
adj 1: composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate
or calcite or chalk [syn: calcareous, chalky]
2: of something having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky
white"