Milky — Milk y, a. 1. Consisting of, or containing, milk. [1913 Webster] Pails high foaming with a milky flood. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; as, the water is milky. Milky juice. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
milky — mil kē adj, milk·i·er; est 1) resembling milk in color or consistency <milky secretion> 2) consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk milk·i·ness n * * * (milґke) 1. having the appearance of milk; whitish, cloudy, and fluid. 2. filled… … Medical dictionary
milky — (adj.) late 14c., from MILK (Cf. milk) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Milkily; milkiness … Etymology dictionary
milky — [adj] white, cloudy alabaster, clouded, frosted, lacteal, lacteous, lactescent, milk white, opalescent, opaline, opaque, pearly, whitish; concept 618 Ant. black, blackish, dark … New thesaurus
milky — ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing milk. 2) of a soft white colour or clouded appearance. DERIVATIVES milkily adverb milkiness noun … English terms dictionary
milky — [mil′kē] adj. milkier, milkiest 1. like milk; esp., white as milk or having the consistency of milk 2. of, containing, or yielding milk 3. timid, meek, mild, etc … English World dictionary
Milky — For the dairy product, see Milky (pudding). For a definition of the word milky , see the Wiktionary entry milky. Milky Origin Padova, Italy … Wikipedia
milky — [[t]mɪ̱lki[/t]] milkier, milkiest 1) ADJ If you describe something as milky, you mean that it is pale white in colour. You can describe other colours as milky when they are very pale. A milky mist filled the valley. ...the distant view of… … English dictionary
milky — milk|y [ˈmılki] adj 1.) containing a lot of milk ▪ a cup of milky coffee 2.) looking, smelling, or tasting like milk ▪ a sweet, milky flavour 3.) milky skin is white and smooth ▪ her beautiful milky complexion 4.) literary white or pale ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
milky — adjective 1 a drink that is milky contains a lot of milk: milky coffee 2 water or other liquids that are milky are not clear and look like milk 3 milky skin is white and smooth milkiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English