basaltic.

Made of or relating to basalt, a dark volcanic rock.

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Words that belong together

• basaltic cliffs
• basaltic lava

On the page

Basaltic cliffs rose above the black beach.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: uncommon.