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shalier

shalier is the comparative form of shaly.

Meaning of shaly

Adjective

shaly (comparative shalier, superlative shaliest)

  1. Pertaining to or resembling shale.
    • The hillside at this point is composed of shaly rock overlaid with a peaty loam which carries a growth of heather, and its unstable condition has resulted in two landslides in the course of the railway's history.1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80

Questions about shalier

What is shalier the comparative form of?
Shalier is the comparative form of shaly.

Words near shalier in the dictionary

  1. Shalhevet
  2. shaliach
  3. shaliachs
  4. shaliah
  5. shaliahs
  6. shalier
  7. shaliest
  8. Shaligram
  9. Shaligrama
  10. Shalimar
  11. shaliness

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