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chalkily

chalkily adverb: in a chalky fashion.

Adverb

chalkily (comparative more chalkily, superlative most chalkily)

  1. In a chalky fashion.
    • She turned chalkily white on hearing the bad news.

Forms of chalkily

comparativemore chalkily
superlativemost chalkily

Origin of chalkily

From chalky + -ly.

Questions about chalkily

What does chalkily mean?
Chalkily means in a chalky fashion.
What part of speech is chalkily?
Chalkily is an adverb.

Words near chalkily in the dictionary

  1. chalkhill blue
  2. chalkhill blues
  3. Chalkidiki
  4. chalkier
  5. chalkiest
  6. chalkily
  7. chalkiness
  8. chalking
  9. chalking against
  10. chalking down
  11. chalking it down

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