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chalky
adj 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
dim, over, unsteady
VERB + CHALKY
rioting
CHALKY + NOUN
banks, texture
Definitions
adj
1
Consisting of or containing chalk.
2
Resembling chalk in some way.
a chalky texture
Their flowers range from the rather formal blossoming of outer London to the wilder flowering of the country, where willow-herb and broom, traveller's joy and campion, go rioting over the chalky banks of the Metropolitan Line.
3
Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.
It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times.
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Synonyms
adjective — composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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a chalky texture
Wiktionary02
Their flowers range from the rather formal blossoming of outer London to the wilder flowering of the country, where willow-herb and broom, traveller's joy and campion, go rioting over the chalky banks
Wiktionary03
The dim, chalky lighting and unsteady camera movements.
Wiktionary04
The chalky taste of the contrast left her feeling nauseous.
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