shaly

S1H4A1L1Y4

adjective

Pertaining to or resembling shale.

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Meanings

adjectiveshaly (comparative shalier, superlative shaliest)

comparative shalier · superlative shaliest · alternative shaley

  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

Origin

From shale + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ShylaAshlylashy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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