silty
silty · siltier · siltiest
verschlammt, schluffig
Having a noticeable amount of siltHaving a noticeable amount of silt.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving a noticeable amount of silt.
The silty river needed its channel dredged periodically to remain navigable.
verschlammt, schluffig
full of silt
Resembling or characteristic of silt.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
having a noticeable amount of silt:
Origin
From silt + -y.From silt + -y.
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Forms
siltier, siltiestWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.