milky

adjective

ˈmil-kē 

milkier; milkiest

1

: resembling milk in color or consistency

2

: mild, timorous

3

a

: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk

b

: yielding milk

specifically : having the characteristics of a good milk producer

milkiness noun

Examples of milky in a Sentence

cheese with a light milky taste

eyes covered by a milky glaze

Recent Examples on the Web

Lamb had recently spent two years working with Italian quarries to concoct a terrazzo made of red Rosso Verona and green Verde Alpi, suspended in a milky, pinkish marble. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2023

Combat all three concerns with Revision Skincare’s milky daily serum. —ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023

Cetaphil was developed several decades earlier and launched with what is now known as the Gentle Skin Cleanser, a milky gel wash. —Lindsay Colameo, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023

Bovine colostrum is a very similar idea, in that there contains a lot of high levels of antibodies in this milky fluid that can potentially help with certain things. —USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023

It's been a summer of milky white manicures, with practically every celeb under the sun stepping out with their nails painted some shade of pinky-white, but Selena Gomez knows how to keep us from burning out on the trend entirely: just add a touch of shimmer! —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Aug. 2023

Steamed rockfish, which a server compares to clam chowder, delivers on the promise with a moat of diced potatoes, bacon and milky sauce around the entree, freckled with scallion ash, a handy way to deal with the abundance of scallions in the kitchen. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023

The texture will be creamy, milky, gel-like, or even watery. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023

And just last week, Fox debuted a milky monochromatic manicure coated with clear 3D details resembling water droplets. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing milky

• milky disease
• milky spore disease

• milky disease
• milky spore disease

Kids Definition

milky

adjective

ˈmil-kē 

milkier; milkiest

1

: resembling milk especially in color

2

: consisting of or containing milk

milkiness noun

Medical Definition

milky

adjective

ˈmil-kē 

milkier; milkiest

1

: resembling milk in color or consistency

milky secretion

2

: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk

milkiness noun