milkier; milkiest
1
: resembling milk in color or consistency
3
a
: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk
b
: yielding milk
specifically
: having the characteristics of a good milk producer
milkiness
noun
Examples of milky in a Sentence
cheese with a light milky taste
eyes covered by a milky glaze
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In the remote village of Bella Coola, where a milky-green river winds beneath towering mountains, the ooligan run has not returned in 26 years.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Day-trippers can swirl a glass of peppery Carménère at a Spanish-colonial Maipo Valley winery, soak in milky-green hot springs at Colina Valley, or hike to the Condor Lookout to photograph the largest raptors on earth.
—Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
In the remote village of Bella Coola, where a milky-green river winds beneath towering mountains, the ooligan run has not returned in 26 years.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
With sleight of hand and a pair of milky opaque contacts, Suzanne again successfully summons the man’s dead wife, so much so that he’s inspired to resume painting for the first time since her passing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Day-trippers can swirl a glass of peppery Carménère at a Spanish-colonial Maipo Valley winery, soak in milky-green hot springs at Colina Valley, or hike to the Condor Lookout to photograph the largest raptors on earth.
—Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
In the remote village of Bella Coola, where a milky-green river winds beneath towering mountains, the ooligan run has not returned in 26 years.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
With sleight of hand and a pair of milky opaque contacts, Suzanne again successfully summons the man’s dead wife, so much so that he’s inspired to resume painting for the first time since her passing.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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“Milky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milky. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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milky
adjective
milkier; milkiest
1
: resembling milk especially in color
2
: consisting of or containing milk
milkiness
noun
Medical Definition
milky
adjective
milkier; milkiest
1
: resembling milk in color or consistency
milky secretion
2
: consisting of, containing, or abounding in milk
milkiness
noun
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