The Clue
More chalky (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PALER
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Notes
The answer PALER is common and appears about once every 350 puzzles.
Related Clues
Dimmer
Fainter
Wanner
Less colorful
Less rubicund
Less ruddy
Less tanned
More albinolike
More ashen
More colorless
More etiolated
More feeble
More ghostlike
More pallid
More sallow
More wan
Not as bright
Not as distinct
Relatively light
Containing less chroma
Having less color
Less well-looking
More washed out
Needing more sun
Not so bright
Not so colorful
Not so ruddy
Definition
PALE as an adjective:
1. very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
2. (pale, pallid, wan, sick) = (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
3. (pale, pallid) = lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"
4. (pale, pallid, wan) = abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
5. not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song"