| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.[Websters]
2. Being argillaceous or loamy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being muddy, slushy, miry or slimy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb clayishly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (clayishly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective clayish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLAYISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLAYISH
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
