chalky

English

Etymology

chalk +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːki

Adjective

chalky (comparative chalkier, superlative chalkiest)

1. Consisting of or containing chalk.
2. Resembling chalk in some way.

   a chalky texture

3. (US, sports, chiefly basketball) Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.
   • 2019: FiveThirtyEight

     It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times.

Related terms

• chalkiness

References

• “chalky”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• hackly