argillaceous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ɑɹd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin argillaceus, from argilla (“clay”), from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”), from ἀργός (argós, “white”).
Meanings
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Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
The gleam of the land is in its rocks, the fine-grained argillaceous rocks, here, not purple or grey, but green of living stone.
1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, page 104:[…] natural colossi from two to five hundred feet high, done in argillaceous sandstone or a singular species of conglomerate, all of which owe their existence almost entirely to the agency of wind.
1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow, The Atlantic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most argillaceous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more argillaceous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
de tonhaltig (pertaining to clay) · bg съдържащ глина (pertaining to clay) · ru гли́нистый (pertaining to clay) · it argilloso (pertaining to clay) · bg глинест (pertaining to clay) · pt argiloso (pertaining to clay) · pl gliniasty (pertaining to clay) · la argillaceus (pertaining to clay) · es arcilloso (pertaining to clay) · pt argiláceo (pertaining to clay) · fr argileux (pertaining to clay) · fr argilacé (pertaining to clay) · fi savinen (pertaining to clay) · de tonartig (pertaining to clay)