Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being chalky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being chalky.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
chalky .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I do think it's appropriate to use the term (after all, that slight chalkiness is not astringency, and needs some kind of term).
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Olivia shook out four tablets and popped them in her mouth, poured herself a ginger ale to wash down the chalkiness.
Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010
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Simon felt a yearning in his gut and a chalkiness at the back of his throat.
Some Assembly Required Lynn Kiele Bonasia 2008
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The chalkiness of the boys 'spindly arms against their loose tank tops, twiggy wrists in massive gloves, and little faces in big headgear don't do much to break that stereotype.
Joshua David Stein: Blue Blood: Thinking Outside the Box 2008
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The white is the only matte that looks good though, when I've seen other darker colors in it the chalkiness is more pronounced and it has a dusty look that I don't like.
House Paint 2005
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The white is the only matte that looks good though, when I've seen other darker colors in it the chalkiness is more pronounced and it has a dusty look that I don't like.
House Paint 2005
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The white is the only matte that looks good though, when I've seen other darker colors in it the chalkiness is more pronounced and it has a dusty look that I don't like.
House Paint 2005
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The white is the only matte that looks good though, when I've seen other darker colors in it the chalkiness is more pronounced and it has a dusty look that I don't like.
House Paint 2005
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The white is the only matte that looks good though, when I've seen other darker colors in it the chalkiness is more pronounced and it has a dusty look that I don't like.
House Paint 2005
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The white is the only matte that looks good though, when I've seen other darker colors in it the chalkiness is more pronounced and it has a dusty look that I don't like.
House Paint 2005
yarb commented on the word chalkiness
Citation on fumosity.
July 4, 2008