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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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
To start, apply a base coat that's similar to your nails, and finish off by buffing in a milky white hue on the tips.
—Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Spiced and often milky chai is popular throughout the South Asian subcontinent, and here appears in multiple forms.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
And while that meant a lot of milky-nude polish, some statement nail looks also snuck into the 2025 trendsetters list.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for milky
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“Milky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milky. Accessed 5 Jan. 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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