argillaceous

Meaning

Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.

Synonyms

clayey

loamy

lutaceous

pelitic

clayish

turbid

earthen

Translations

arcilloso

argilloso

argiloso

argileux

tonartig

αργιλλώδης

cretoso

lehmig

argilós

argillaceo

glaiseux

argil·lós

argillaceus

αργιλώδης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/

Etymology

From Latin argillaceus, from argilla (“clay”), from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”), from ἀργός (argós, “white”).