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    clayey
    /ˈkleɪi/

    adjective

    • 1. containing or resembling clay: "moist, clayey soil"

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  2. Apr 29, 2023 · adjective. uk / ˈkleɪ.i / us / ˈkleɪ.i / Add to word list. containing a lot of clay: clayey soil. The horses hooves made a slapping sound as they walked through the thick, clayey mud. See. clay. Fewer examples. Perhaps the soil is too clayey or insufficiently drained. The clayey earth was as cracked as the face of an old oil painting.

  3. Clayey definition: covered or smeared with clay.. See examples of CLAYEY used in a sentence.

  4. noun. ˈklā. often attributive. Synonyms of clay. 1. a. : an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery.

  5. adjective. us / ˈkleɪ.i / uk / ˈkleɪ.i / Add to word list. containing a lot of clay: clayey soil. The horses hooves made a slapping sound as they walked through the thick, clayey mud. See. clay. Fewer examples. Perhaps the soil is too clayey or insufficiently drained. The clayey earth was as cracked as the face of an old oil painting.

  6. CLAYEY definition: of, smeared with, or full of clay | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  7. Definitions of clayey. adjective. resembling or containing clay. synonyms: argillaceous. see more. adjective. (used of soil) compact and fine-grained. “the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated”. synonyms: cloggy, heavy.

  8. A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery. b. A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling. 2.