silty

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adjective

Having a noticeable amount of silt.

“The silty river needed its channel dredged periodically to remain navigable.”

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loose
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Meanings

adjectivesilty (comparative siltier, superlative siltiest)

comparative siltier · superlative siltiest

  1. Having a noticeable amount of silt.

    The silty river needed its channel dredged periodically to remain navigable.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of silt.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefull of silt

Similar
loose
Also see
loose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From silt + -y.

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Translations

Czech prachovitý
  • prachovitýhaving a noticeable amount of silt
Danish siltet
  • siltethaving a noticeable amount of silt
French limoneux
  • limoneuxhaving a noticeable amount of silt
German verschlammt, schluffig
  • verschlammthaving a noticeable amount of silt
  • schluffighaving a noticeable amount of silt
Hungarian iszapos
  • iszaposhaving a noticeable amount of silt
Italian limoso, siltoso
  • limosohaving a noticeable amount of silt
  • siltosohaving a noticeable amount of silt
Portuguese siltoso
  • siltosohaving a noticeable amount of silt
Spanish limoso
  • limosohaving a noticeable amount of silt

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with silty

guiltyHiltystiltytiltyunguilty
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Anagrams

listy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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