clayey

clay

C0394500 (klā)n.1. a. A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.b. A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling.2. Geology A sedimentary material with grains smaller than 0.002 millimeter in diameter.3. Moist sticky earth; mud.4. The human body as opposed to the spirit.

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[Middle English clei, from Old English clæg.]

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clay′ey (klā′ē), clay′ish adj.

clay•ey

(ˈkleɪ i)

adj. clay•i•er, clay•i•est. 1. covered in, smeared with, or abounding in clay. 2. resembling clay. [before 1050]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	clayey - resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks"argillaceous
	2.	clayey - (used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"cloggy, heavycompact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

Translations

argilloso