Shaly

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  • adj. Pertaining to or resembling shale.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling shale in structure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to, containing, or of the nature of shale; resembling shale: as, a shaly soil.
    • Word Usage
    "The struggling line along the bank swayed back and forth, and finally a handful of surviving gorilla-men broke away and leaped down through the shaly gravel to the path below."
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