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CLAYEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clayey mean?
• CLAYEY (adjective)
The adjective CLAYEY has 2 senses:
1. resembling or containing clay
2. (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
Familiarity information: CLAYEY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling or containing clay
Synonyms:
argillaceous; clayey
Context example:
argillaceous rocks
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
Synonyms:
Context example:
the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated
Similar:
compact (closely and firmly united or packed together)
Context examples
The dark indicate vegetable decay, while the others point to clayey soil.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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