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pelite

American

[pee-lahyt] / ˈpi laɪt /

noun

Geology.

any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.

pelite British

/ ˈpiːlaɪt, pɪˈlɪtɪk /

noun

any argillaceous rock such as shale

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pelite Scientific

/ pē′līt′ /

A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fine fragments, as of clay or mud.

Other Word Forms

pelitic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of pelite

1875–80; < Greek pēl ( ós ) clay, earth + -ite ¹

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pelite

It's too much trouble to her to be pelite these days.

From Nocturne by Swinnerton, Frank

Indeed, Mr Hobson, to speak ingenusly, I must needs say I don't think it over and above pelite in you to be so hard upon the young lady's acquaintance that was, now he's defunct.

From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 by Burney, Fanny

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