milky
adjective
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milkier;
milkiest
Definition of milky
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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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Beason expects the creek to run milky with sediment and higher flows for about five to seven days. — Author: Evan Bush, Anchorage Daily News, "Massive boulders, floodwater rush down Mount Rainier after glacial outburst," 9 Aug. 2019 The milky visages of the moon crew are part of a 50th anniversary tribute to the moon landing at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Apollo 11 Mission Memorialized with 2,200 Pounds of Butter," 30 July 2019 The Perfect Day culinary team experimented with flavors that riff on the country’s top three sellers — chocolate, strawberry and vanilla — and landed on milky chocolate, vanilla salted fudge and vanilla blackberry toffee. — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Area company releases ice cream made with real dairy but no cows, at $20 a pint," 11 July 2019 Ancient sandstone hardened by heat and shifting of the Earth’s crust, the milky white rock can be found throughout much of Connecticut. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Exploring the banks of the Bantam River under the shade of giant hemlocks," 5 July 2019 This formula contains herbs (chamomile, tulsi, skullcap, and milky oats) which may help to strengthen the nervous system by easing these highs and lows. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Meet the Eckhaus Latta–Approved Herbalist With a Prescription for Balanced Skin and Less Stress," 4 Jan. 2019 Frankincense is made from the milky sap of trees in the Boswelia genus, found mainly in wild trees in Africa and India. — Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, "World’s supply of frankincense could go up in smoke," 1 July 2019 Just one woman was outside Comer’s around 9:30 p.m., pacing around underneath a milky layer of fog that had sunk into the city. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, "Simeon freshman, 15, killed in West Englewood shooting: ‘He was a baby, and they took him’," 15 June 2019 At the emergency department, a physician noted the patient — who is not named in the state’s investigation — had white, milky fluid with pus at the spot of the surgery. — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, "At least one death, “hundreds of severe infections” linked to Porter hospital’s use of contaminated surgical instruments, lawsuit alleges," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'milky.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for milky
milky
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of milky
: looking or tasting like milk
: not clear
: containing a large amount of milk
See the full definition for milky in the English Language Learners Dictionary
milky
adjective
\ ˈmil-kē
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\
milkier;
milkiest
Kids Definition of milky
1
: like milk especially in color
milky skin
2
: containing or full of milk
milky tea
milky
adjective
\ ˈmil-kē
\
\
milkier;
milkiest
Medical Definition of milky
1
: resembling milk in color or consistency
milky secretion
2
: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk
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