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SILTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silty mean?
• SILTY (adjective)
The adjective SILTY has 1 sense:
1. full of silt
Familiarity information: SILTY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: siltier
Superlative: siltiest
Superlative: siltiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of silt
Context example:
silty soil
Similar:
loose (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement)
Derivation:
silt (mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake)
Context examples
Soil liquefaction usually occurs in flat landscapes with wet, sandy or silty ground, such as coastal plains.
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