milky
pronunciation
How to pronounce milky in British English:
UK [ˈmɪlki]
How to pronounce milky in American English:
US [ˈmɪlki]
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- Adjective:
- resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear
Word Origin
- milky (adj.)
- late 14c., "milk-like in color or consistency," from milk (n.) + -y (2). Related: Milkily; milkiness.
Example
- 1. Cook shrimp , lobster and scallops until they 're milky white .
- 2. It would be so creamy , you could see the top layer of yellow above the milky white .
- 3. The milky way is visible as an arc in the center .
- 4. And when it breaks , it breaks fast-and now you 've got a watery pile of scrambled eggs suspended in a milky broth .
- 5. The bright horizontal band is the plane of our milky way galaxy .