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

I walked all around the lakeshore and was delighted to discover a patch of clayey soil at one end that would almost certainly be suitable.

From Literature

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

It was a barbarous thing, a blind clayey hole with folding chairs for the family teetering on one side and raw dirt heaped on the other.

From Literature

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

His art room’s got a clayey smell, for some reason.

From Literature