MEANING
Containing a substantial amount of silt.
Use it for
Floodplain soils, murky runoff, and fine sediment underfoot.Differentiate fine sediment from coarse sand or sticky clay.
Words that belong together
- silty soil
- silty water
- silty riverbed
On the page
Silty water spread over the field.
Her foot sank into the silty riverbed.
A smooth, silty layer covered the stones after the flood.
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Word forms
- Base
- silty
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Finer than sandy; can describe soil, sediment, or water carrying fine suspended particles. Comparative: siltier; superlative: siltiest. Related noun: silt.
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