argillaceous
UK/ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs//ɑɹd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/
argillaceous adjective: pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
Adjective
argillaceous (comparative more argillaceous, superlative most argillaceous)
- Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
- […] natural colossi from two to five hundred feet high, done in argillaceous sandstone or a singular species of conglomerate, all of which owe their existence almost entirely to the agency of wind.1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow, The Atlantic
- The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone.1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, page 104
argillaceous meaning in Tamil and Bengali
argillaceous in Tamil
- களிமண்ணால் ஆன, களி நிறைப் பாறை, களிமண்ணாலான
argillaceous in Bengali
- এঁটেল মাটিযুক্ত, কাদামাটির মতো
Forms of argillaceous
| comparative | more argillaceous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most argillaceous |
Origin of argillaceous
From Latin argillaceus, from argilla (“clay”), from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”), from ἀργός (argós, “white”).
Words formed from argillaceous
Words that rhyme with argillaceous
- gracious
- sequacious
- tenacious
- vexatious
- hellacious
- herbaceous
- ostentatious
- rapacious
- sebaceous
- vinaceous
- vivacious
- -aceous
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- acanthaceous
- alsinaceous
- audacious
- capacious
- contumacious
- cretaceous
- fallacious
- farinaceous
- flirtatious
- inefficacious
- juglandaceous
- mendacious
- micaceous
- orchidaceous
- perspicacious
- pertinacious
- salacious
- saponaceous
- spacious
- strobilaceous
- veracious
- voracious
- Acacius
- acinaceous
- alliaceous
- amentaceous
- amylaceous
- annonaceous
- apocynaceous
- atramentaceous
- avenaceous
- bardacious
- bulbaceous
- camphoraceous
- camphrous
- carbonaceous
- cetaceous
- cucurbitaceous
- curvaceous
- dicacious
- edacious
- efficacious
- erinaceous
- fabaceous
- frumentaceous
- lamentacious
- lauraceous
- liliaceous
Questions about argillaceous
- What does argillaceous mean?
- Argillaceous means pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
- What is argillaceous in Tamil?
- Argillaceous in Tamil is களிமண்ணால் ஆன, களி நிறைப் பாறை, களிமண்ணாலான. See Argillaceous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is argillaceous?
- Argillaceous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce argillaceous?
- Argillaceous is pronounced /ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/ (UK).
Words near argillaceous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: argillaceous (page history and authors); argillaceous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); argillaceous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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