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# chalky

«chalky» in Mova's school dictionary: **Containing chalk or made of chalk, as in «chalky soil» or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (chalky, chalkier, chalkiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Containing chalk or made of chalk, as in «chalky soil» or «chalky cliffs». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#m1)

2) White and pale like chalk, as in «a chalky face». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#m2)

3) Dry and powdery, as in «chalky tablets». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and science lessons, chalky land (like the White Cliffs of Dover and the South Downs) is made of a soft white rock formed from tiny sea creatures. In stories, a «chalky» face means very pale, often from fear or illness. On the playground, chalk drawings leave chalky hands.

### examples

- The White Cliffs of Dover are chalky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#x1)
- After drawing on the pavement, my hands were chalky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#x2)
- His face went chalky white when he saw the spider. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#x3)
- Some plants grow well in chalky soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#x4)
- The medicine tasted dry and chalky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#x5)
- Chalky water leaves white marks on the kettle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/#x6)

### note

Adjective: chalk + -y. Comparatives: chalkier, chalkiest. Science note: chalk is a kind of limestone (calcium carbonate). Chalky soil drains water quickly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chalky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chalky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.