milky

[ mil-kee ]

/ ˈmɪl ki /

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adjective, milk·i·er, milk·i·est.

of or like milk, especially in appearance or consistency.

white or whitish in color.

giving a good supply of milk.

meek, tame, timid, or spiritless.

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Origin of milky

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at milk, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM milky

milk·i·ly, adverbmilk·i·ness, noun

Words nearby milky

milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white, milkwood, milkwort, milky, milky disease, Milky Way, mill, millable, millage

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How to use milky in a sentence

Their milky latex contains medicinal properties, and in the Amazon, villagers administer a teaspoon to cure stomach parasites in children.
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Rather than darkness, the afflicted are submerged into a world of milky whiteness.
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High-level clouds may create a milkier afternoon sky, but we have a bright day overall.
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The result is then filtered several times more, eventually ending up as a milky solution that fills 10-L plastic bags.
Exclusive: Inside the Facilities Making the World's Most Prevalent COVID-19 Vaccine|Aryn Baker/Marburg, Germany|April 19, 2021|Time

When I asked the pilot why, he said the milky conditions were too risky.
What We Know About the Deadly Alaskan Heli Crash|Marc Peruzzi|April 10, 2021|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.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
New research shows early galaxies were much bigger—some 10 times the mass of the Milky Way—than astronomers expected.
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Astronomers recently placed the Milky Way on the fringe of a huge supercluster.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens|Matthew R. Francis|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For example, based on the ages of stars, we know the Milky Way is about 13.2 billion years old.
The Care and Feeding of Baby Giant Galaxies|Matthew R. Francis|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One magnetar is only about a light-year from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
The Weirdest Object in the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"No," said the Twins, "but there are no cats in the Milky Way," and they pulled the cat's tail thoughtfully.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Chyloid exudates are milky chiefly from proteids in suspension, or fine dbris from broken-down cells.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
"Her face was like the milky way," &c.—Where is the subjoined quotation taken from, and what is the context?
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
The milky juice is emptied from the cups into a tank and lime juice is added and it is then allowed to stand.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
I knew he was wounded, for I had seen the glistening milky fluid pouring from the wound in his breast.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell

British Dictionary definitions for milky

milky

/ (ˈmɪlkɪ) /

adjective milkier or milkiest

resembling milk, esp in colour or cloudiness

of or containing milk

spiritless or spineless

Judaism another word for milchik

Derived forms of milky

milkily, adverbmilkiness, noun

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