chalky

UK: /ˈtʃɔːki/ US: /ˈtʃɔki/ ,(chô′kē)

Inflections of 'chalky' (adj):

chalkier

adj comparative

chalkiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

chalk•y /ˈtʃɔki/  adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

1. of, covered with, or like chalk:
   a white, chalky face; a chalky taste.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

chalk•y  (chô′kē), adj., chalk•i•er, chalk•i•est. 

1. Mineralogy of or like chalk.
2. Mineralogy 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.

• 1425–75; late Middle English; see chalk, -y¹

chalk′i•ness, n.