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; clay, -ey ¹

Example Sentences

The ground was black and clayey and riddled with hundreds of slate arrow points, as if from a prehistoric drive-by shooting.

From New York Times

And Aster alpinus chimes in: “My ancestors hailed from above the timber line — you know, like, the Alps. I won’t appreciate some sodden, clayey spot in your garden.”

From New York Times

“That’s why organic matter is the perfect ingredient, whether your soil is sandy or clayey,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

In a well-understood routine the cross passes into a god through the clayey medium.

From Project Gutenberg

A look of pleasure and intelligence made human Lord Badgery's clayey face of surfeit.

From Project Gutenberg