chalky
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chalky (comparative chalkier, superlative chalkiest)
- Consisting of or containing chalk.
- Resembling chalk in some way.
- a chalky texture
- (US, sports, chiefly basketball) Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.
- 2019, FiveThirtyEight[1]:
- It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times.
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consisting of or containing chalk
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References[edit]
- “chalky”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.