All chalky synonyms
chalk·y
C c adj chalky
- milky — of or like milk, especially in appearance or consistency.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
adjective chalky
- crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- powdery — consisting of or resembling powder: powdery sand; powdery clouds.
- dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- pallid — pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
- anaemic — Someone who is anaemic suffers from anaemia.
- anemic — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- ghostly — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- deathly — If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person.
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.