chalky
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
- Consisting of or containing chalk.
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Resembling chalk in some way.
— a chalky texture
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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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Pre-Greekbor.?
Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
substratebor.?
Latin calxbor.
Proto-West Germanic *kalk
Old English ċealc
Middle English chalk
English chalk
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English chalky
From chalk + -y.
Pre-Greekbor.?
Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
substratebor.?
Latin calxbor.
Proto-West Germanic *kalk
Old English ċealc
Middle English chalk
English chalk
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English chalky
From chalk + -y.
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