shaly

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shale +‎ -y

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shaly (comparative shalier, superlative shaliest)

  1. Pertaining to or resembling shale.
    • 1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80:
      The hillside at this point is composed of shaly rock overlaid with a peaty loam which carries a growth of heather, and its unstable condition has resulted in two landslides in the course of the railway's history.

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