WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clay•ey
(klā′ē),USA pronunciation adj., clay•i•er, clay•i•est.
- covered or smeared with clay.
- like or resembling clay.
- full of or abounding in clay.
- bef. 1050; Middle English cleii, Old English clǣig; see clay1, -ey1
'clayey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adobe
- red earth
- terra sigillata
- argillaceous
- black land
- -ey
- gley
- loam
- mudstone
- pelite
- wacke