Clayey

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clayey \Clay"ey\, a.
     Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay;
     like clay.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  clayey
       adj 1: resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: {argillaceous}]
              [ant: {arenaceous}]
       2: (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil
          was heavy and easily saturated" [syn: {cloggy}, {heavy}]