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milk⋅y

  [mil-kee]
–adjective, milk⋅i⋅er, milk⋅i⋅est.
1. of or like milk, esp. in appearance or consistency.
2. white or whitish in color.
3. giving a good supply of milk.
4. meek, tame, timid, or spiritless.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see milk, -y 1

Related forms:
milk⋅i⋅ly, adverb
milk⋅i⋅ness, noun
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milk·y   (mĭl'kē)   
adj.   milk·i·er, milk·i·est

  1. Resembling milk in color or consistency: milky glass.

  2. Filled with, consisting of, or yielding milk or a fluid resembling milk: a milky kernel of corn.

  3. Meek; timid.

milk'i·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: milky
Pronunciation: 'mil-kE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: milk·i·er; -est
1 : resembling milk incolor or consistency <milky secretion>
2 : consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk —milk·i·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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