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Synonyms for clayey in English

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clayey:
- muddy; miry; loamy; clayey; clayish; argillaceous; heavy; cloggy

English

Detailed Synonyms for clayey in English

clayey:

clayey adj

clayey
muddy; miry; loamy; clayey; clayish
- muddy adj
- miry adj
- loamy adj
- clayey adj
- clayish adj
clayey

– resembling or containing clay ¹
clayey; argillaceous
– resembling or containing clay ¹
- clayey adj
- argillaceous adj
  - argillaceous rocks¹
clayey

– (used of soil) compact and fine-grained ¹
heavy; clayey; cloggy
– (used of soil) compact and fine-grained ¹
- heavy adj
  - the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated¹
- clayey adj
  - the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated¹
- cloggy adj

Alternate Synonyms for "clayey":

argillaceous
cloggy; heavy; compact

Antonyms for "clayey":

arenaceous

Related Definitions for "clayey":

resembling or containing clay¹
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained¹
- the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University