dictionary definitions for "clayey"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clayey \Clay"ey\, a.
     Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay;
     like clay.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  clayey
      adj 1: resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn:
             argillaceous, clayey] [ant: arenaceous, sandlike,
             sandy]
      2: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was
         heavy and easily saturated" [syn: clayey, cloggy,
         heavy]


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