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Chalky

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of or containing chalk.
  2. 2
    Resembling chalk in some way.

    "a chalky texture"

  3. 3
    Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games. US

    "It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of something having the color of chalk wordnet
  2. 2
    composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk wordnet

Etymology

From chalk + -y.

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