milky

adjective \ ˈmil-kē \

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of milky

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

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milkiness

noun

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Examples of milky in a Sentence

cheese with a light milky taste
eyes covered by a milky glaze

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Lining the switchback lanes, shops and lean-to stalls overflow with tunics, incense, boiling pots of milky tea and statues of Hindu gods.

— patrick scott, WSJ, "Rafting the Ganges River: An Adrenaline Rush With Divine Rewards," 3 Apr. 2018
Eating some solid foods and drinking milky liquids caused my nose to dribble.

— kavita das, Longreads, "Recovering My Fifth Sense," 29 Jan. 2018
The river, ordinarily a greenish-brown color, now resembled milky tea, and a drab sludge slathered its banks.

— naomi fry, The New Yorker, "Scott Pruitt’s Dirty Politics," 3 Apr. 2017
But the Archaeological Research Institute of Shaanxi team, which is leading the dig, was surprised to find that the 10 fluid ounces of the milky white, muddy liquid was so well-preserved.

— julissa treviño, Smithsonian, "Bottle of 2,000-Year-Old Rice Wine Found in Chinese Tomb," 26 Mar. 2018
After the incubation period, milky white female worms pierce the skin and burst out of the human body in search of a water source to deposit their millions of larvae.

— moni basu, CNN, "South Sudan reaches milestone in eradicating debilitating Guinea worm," 21 Mar. 2018
The McKee Glass Company reportedly invented the milky-green glassware in the midst of the Great Depression.

— meghan overdeep, Southern Living, "WATCH: This Vintage Kitchen Staple is Experiencing a Renaissance, and We Couldn’t Be Happier," 16 Mar. 2018
That jolts the pigment into shifting its color from midnight blue to milky white.

— mark peplow, Scientific American, "Reprintable Paper Offers Sustainable Alternative to the Printed Word," 1 June 2017
Along with her titian mane came a makeup palette of pinks and a flick of onyx eyeliner, each note serving to enhance her milky complexion.

— calin van paris, Vogue, "Daisy Ridley Debuts a New Fiery Red Hair Color in London," 9 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of milky

14th century

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MILKY Defined for English Language Learners

milky

adjective

Definition of milky for English Language Learners

: looking or tasting like milk
: not clear
: containing a large amount of milk

MILKY Defined for Kids

milky

adjective \ ˈmil-kē \

Definition of milky for Students

milkier; milkiest

1 : like milk especially in color

milky skin

2 : containing or full of milk

milky tea

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milky

adjective \ ˈmil-kē \

medical Definition of milky

milkier; milkiest

1 : resembling milk in color or consistency

milky secretion

2 : consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk

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milkiness

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