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chalkiness

noun

Etymology

From chalky + -ness.

  1. derived from χάλιξ — “pebble”
  2. derived from calx — “limestone”
  3. inherited from *kalk✻
  4. derived from ċealc
  5. inherited from chalk,chalke
  6. formed as chalky — “chalk + -y”
  7. suffixed as chalkiness — “chalky + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of being chalky.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chalkiness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA