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SILTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silty mean? 

SILTY (adjective)
  The adjective SILTY has 1 sense:

1. full of siltplay

  Familiarity information: SILTY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SILTY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: siltier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: siltiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Full of silt

Context example:

silty soil

Similar:

loose (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement)

Derivation:

silt (mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake)


 Context examples 


Soil liquefaction usually occurs in flat landscapes with wet, sandy or silty ground, such as coastal plains.

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