shaly

adj

shaly

adj

Etymology From shale + -y.

1

Pertaining to or resembling shale.

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.1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80:

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