chalky

1. 1.

   composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk

   Synonymscalcareous
2. 2.

   of something having the color of chalk

   “she turned chalky white”

   Similarachromatic

Other forms of chalky

comparative

chalkier·

superlative

chalkiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chalky

What does chalky mean?

chalky means "composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chalky?

chalky has 2 syllables: chal-ky. The stress falls on "chal".

What is another word for chalky?

Close synonyms include calcareous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chalky a common word?

chalky is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.