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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. resembling or containing clay;
- Example: "argillaceous rocks"
[syn: argillaceous, clayey]

2. (used of soil) compact and fine-grained;
- Example: "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"
[syn: clayey, cloggy, heavy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clayey \Clay"ey\, a. Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]