chalky

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calxbor. Proto-West Germanic *kalk Old English ċealc Middle English chalk English chalk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chalky From chalk + -y.

1. Consisting of or containing chalk.
2. Resembling chalk in some way.

   “a chalky texture”

   “Their flowers range from the rather formal blossoming of outer London to the wilder flowering of the country, where willow-herb and broom, traveller's joy and campion, go rioting over the chalky banks of the Metropolitan Line.”

3. Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.

   “It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times.”