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shaly

shaly adjective: pertaining to or resembling shale.

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

Forms of shaly

comparativeshalier
superlativeshaliest
alternative formshaley

Origin of shaly

From shale + -y.

Questions about shaly

What does shaly mean?
Shaly means pertaining to or resembling shale.
What part of speech is shaly?
Shaly is an adjective.

Words near shaly in the dictionary

  1. shalwar
  2. shalwar kamees
  3. shalwar kameez
  4. shalwar-kameez
  5. shalwars
  6. shaly
  7. Shalya
  8. Shalë
  9. sham
  10. sham Abraham
  11. sham Abram

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