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Meaning
Adj
●
In Geology:
Composed of
clay
or
containing
(much)
clay
;
clay
ish.
●
In Geology:
Covered or
dirtied
with clay.
●
In Geology:
Resembling
clay
;
claylike
,
clay
ish.
●
Of the human body, as
contrasted
with the
soul
;
bodily
, human, mortal.
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Origin
clayey
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
clay
English
clay
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Nonclayey
Unclayed
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Soils
Silt
Loamy
Gravels
Loam
Alluvial
Silty
Silts
Gravel
Loams
Sand
Lateritic
Laterite
Dolomitic
Friable
Soil
Shallow
Porous
Peats
Sediments
Subsoil
Compacted
Sedimentary
Yielding
Saline
Siliceous
Disperse
Limestones
Phyllite
Basaltic
Mediterranean
Limestone
Dense
Erodible
Persistant
Alkaline
Fissured
Argillaceous
Shear Strength
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Clayey
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