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CHALKY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of something having the color of chalk
Example:
she turned chalky white
Classified under:
Similar:
achromatic; neutral (having no hue)
Derivation:
chalk (a pure flat white with little reflectance)
chalk (a soft whitish calcite)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
Synonyms:
calcareous; chalky
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
calcium carbonate (a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone)
Derivation:
chalk (a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces)
