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chalkinesses

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chalk⋅y

  [chaw-kee]
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–adjective, chalk⋅i⋅er, chalk⋅i⋅est.
1. of or like chalk.
2. of a chalklike consistency: chalky soil.
3. without resonance, color, warmth, etc.: several high tones that were quite chalky.
4. Photography. lacking in detail, due to extreme contrast: a chalky print.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see chalk, -y 1

Related forms:
chalk⋅i⋅ness, noun
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