Slaty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsleɪti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Slaty is an adjective meaning Resembling the rock slate.
Meaning
Resembling the rock slate.
More Meanings
- Of a light grey colour as slate.
Example Sentences
But snow had now begun to fall out of a forbiddingly slaty-grey sky, and this seemed to depress both engine and crew.
Their faces and hands were yellow as saffron; their small and slaty eyes were set obliquely beneath lashless lids; and their thin lips, which smiled eternally, were crooked. as the blades of scimitars.
Word Forms
- slatier
- slatiest
- slatey
Synonyms for slaty
Depending on context, synonyms include hard, achromatic, colorless, slatey.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colorless, achromatic, slatey, hard, gray, granitelike.
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