chalklike

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adjective

Resembling or having characteristics of chalk.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English chalk →
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Meanings

adjectivechalklike (comparative more chalklike, superlative most chalklike)

comparative more chalklike · superlative most chalklike

  1. Resembling or having characteristics of chalk.

Origin

  1. Englishchalk
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishchalklike

From chalk + -like.

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APA

chalklike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalklike

MLA

“chalklike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalklike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalklike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalklike.

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