milky

American  

[mil-kee] / ˈmɪl ki /

adjective

milkier, milkiest

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.

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milky British  

/ ˈmɪlkɪ /

adjective

1. resembling milk, esp in colour or cloudiness

2. of or containing milk

3. spiritless or spineless

4. Judaism another word for milchik

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Other Word Forms

• milkily adverb
• milkiness noun

Etymology

Origin of milky

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

Example Sentences

Here and there on the long sloping hillside, milky white splotches stood out like spilt buckets of milk in the deep green.

From Literature

At dawn and sunset, Ananda, 63, climbs towering Caryota urens trees to collect the sweet, milky sap that is boiled into treacle -- a caramel-coloured syrup with a pleasant aroma that enhances the flavour of desserts.

From Barron's

My eyes had a milky film and produced an impressive amount of gunk.

From Literature

A decade later, a couple of Italian landscapes similarly turn complex space into milky planes kept parallel to the surface of the canvas.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the brand, famous for its "glass and a half" of milk, was less milky, she said.

From BBC

Related Words

• frosted
• opaque
• pearly