claylike

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adjective

Resembling clay.

Similar
clayey
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English clay →
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Meanings

adjectiveclaylike (comparative more claylike, superlative most claylike)

comparative more claylike · superlative most claylike

  1. Resembling clay.

    Synonyms: clayey

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling clay.

Similar
clayey

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gloyHós
  3. Proto-Germanic*klajjaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*klaij
  5. Old Englishclǣġ
  6. Middle Englishcley
  7. Englishclay
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishclaylike

From clay + -like.

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APA

claylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claylike

MLA

“claylike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claylike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claylike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claylike.

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