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

The screen door hangs open, bumps against the garbage bin, and the mailbox clings lopsided to the faded milky coffee–colored clapboard that wraps the house.

From Literature

The ground was carpeted in a milky fog that had not been there moments ago, and above, the heavens were peppered with more purple stars than Clare had ever seen.

From Literature

It begins with a suburban idyll, bedroom curtains milky white in the morning sunlight, a mother waking to the radio, father and son out for an early bike ride.

From The Wall Street Journal

At her home in a Havana suburb, Indira Martínez, who is seven months pregnant, has not been able to cook breakfast – or even make a cup of warm milky coffee – for days.

From BBC

Not cloying, not milky, not trying to be liked by everyone at the bake sale.

From Salon

Related Words

• frosted
• opaque
• pearly