shaly

English

Alternative forms

• shaley

Etymology

shale +‎ -y

Adjective

shaly (comparative shalier, superlative shaliest)

1. Pertaining to or resembling shale.
   • 1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80:

     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.

References

• “shaly”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Ashly, Shyla