chalky

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
adjective of something having the color of chalk

From chalk + -y.

Her face was chalky white. — The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown
J. C.'s face was chalky white. — 'Firebrand' Trevison, Charles Alden Seltzer
His face had gone chalky white. — The Seven Dials mystery, Agatha Christie

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