milky

[ mil-kee ]

adjective

, milk·i·er, milk·i·est.

1. of or like milk, especially in appearance or consistency.
2. white or whitish in color.
3. giving a good supply of milk.
4. meek, tame, timid, or spiritless.

milky

/ ˈmɪlkɪ /

adjective

1. resembling milk, esp in colour or cloudiness
2. of or containing milk
3. spiritless or spineless
4. See milchik
   Judaism another word for milchik

Derived Forms

• ˈmilkiness, noun
• ˈmilkily, adverb

Other Words From

• milki·ly adverb
• milki·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of milky¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; milk, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Their milky latex contains medicinal properties, and in the Amazon, villagers administer a teaspoon to cure stomach parasites in children.

From Nautilus

Rather than darkness, the afflicted are submerged into a world of milky whiteness.

From Washington Blade

High-level clouds may create a milkier afternoon sky, but we have a bright day overall.

From Washington Post

The result is then filtered several times more, eventually ending up as a milky solution that fills 10-L plastic bags.

From Time

When I asked the pilot why, he said the milky conditions were too risky.

From Outside Online

My partner Brandon and I awake at the crack of dawn for a canoe ride on the milky blue glacial waters of Lake Louise.

From The Daily Beast

New research shows early galaxies were much bigger—some 10 times the mass of the Milky Way—than astronomers expected.

From The Daily Beast

Astronomers recently placed the Milky Way on the fringe of a huge supercluster.

From The Daily Beast

For example, based on the ages of stars, we know the Milky Way is about 13.2 billion years old.

From The Daily Beast

One magnetar is only about a light-year from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

From The Daily Beast

"No," said the Twins, "but there are no cats in the Milky Way," and they pulled the cat's tail thoughtfully.

From Project Gutenberg

Chyloid exudates are milky chiefly from proteids in suspension, or fine dbris from broken-down cells.

From Project Gutenberg

"Her face was like the milky way," &c.—Where is the subjoined quotation taken from, and what is the context?

From Project Gutenberg

The milky juice is emptied from the cups into a tank and lime juice is added and it is then allowed to stand.

From Project Gutenberg

I knew he was wounded, for I had seen the glistening milky fluid pouring from the wound in his breast.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• frosted
• opaque
• pearly