pelite

American  

[pee-lahyt] / ˈpi laɪt /

noun

Geology.

1. any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale.

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pelite British  

/ ˈpiːlaɪt, pɪˈlɪtɪk /

noun

1. any argillaceous rock such as shale

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pelite Scientific  

/ pē′līt′ /

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

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Other Word Forms

• pelitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pelite

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

Example Sentences

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

From Nocturne by Swinnerton, Frank

Ef he look one o’ ’em in de eye dey outs wid, ‘Howdy, Gr�gor—how you come on, Gr�gor?’ jis’ uz pelite uz a peacock, an’ him neva take no trouble to yansa ’em.

From At Fault by Chopin, Kate

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