chalkier
Paler and drier
Chalkier is the comparative form of chalky, meaning more resembling chalk in texture, color, or taste.
Something chalkier than another thing is whiter, dustier, more powdery, or has a drier, calcium-like taste: This antacid is even chalkier than the last one.
Soil can be chalkier, wine can finish chalkier, skin can look chalkier.
Reduced to fine particles
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- friableReadily reduced to fragments
- granularMade of tiny particles
flaky · pulverulent · dry · residue · calcium · mineral · talc · calcium carbonate
Absence of pigment
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- wanPale and unwell-looking
pallid · blanched · faded · bleached · washed-out · milky · colorless · pastel
Free from moisture
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- tannicHaving bark-derived acids
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
earthy · alkaline · acidic · unripe · austere · underripe · tart · wine
Lacking edge or interest
- flatLacking vertical variation
- nonreflectiveNot bouncing light back
- lusterlessDevoid of sheen
- frostedCovered with icy film
satin · eggshell · muted · subdued · opaque · diffuse · unpolished · unreflective
powdery
Reduced to fine particles
granular · flaky · pulverulent · dry · residue · calcium · mineral · talc · calcium carbonate · limestone
white
Absence of pigment
wan · pallid · blanched · faded · bleached · washed-out · milky · colorless · pastel · light
gritty
Coarse or courageous
dry · sandy · scratchy · abrasive · uneven · pitted · scaly · raspy · tactile · tooth
dry
Free from moisture
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- tannicHaving bark-derived acids
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
bitter · earthy · alkaline · acidic · unripe · austere · underripe · tart · wine · cheese
dull
Lacking edge or interest
- flatLacking vertical variation
- nonreflectiveNot bouncing light back
- lusterlessDevoid of sheen
frosted · satin · eggshell · muted · subdued · opaque · diffuse · unpolished · unreflective · unglazed