clayey

American  

[kley-ee] / ˈkleɪ i /

Or clayish

adjective

clayier, clayiest

1. covered or smeared with clay.

2. like or resembling clay.

3. full of or abounding in clay.

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Etymology

Origin of clayey

before 1050; Middle English cleii, Old English clǣig; see clay, -ey ¹

Example Sentences

Clayey soils are composed of fine particles that adhere to each other.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

Generally speaking, soils are divided into the following classes:— Clayey soils.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick

Clayey and I felt this as we rode silently along.

From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne

Clayey stools show absence or deficiency of bile in the intestines, whether from its non-secretion by the liver or from obstruction to its entrance by a gall-stone in the common gall-duct.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

After a long silence Clayey suddenly awoke from his reverie and straightened himself up in the saddle.

From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne