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milk·y / ˈmilkē/ • adj. (milk·i·er, milk·i·est) 1. containing or mixed with a large amount of milk: a cup of sweet milky coffee. ∎  (of a cow) producing a lot of milk. ∎  resembling milk, esp. in color: not a blemish marred her milky skin. ∎  (of something that is usually clear) cloudy: the old man's milky, uncomprehending eyes.2. inf., dated weak and compliant: they just talk that way to make you turn milky.DERIVATIVES: milk·i·ly / -əlē/ adv.milk·i·ness n.

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