slaty

slaty

adj \ˈslā-tē\

Definition of SLATY

: of, containing, or characteristic of slate; also : gray like slate

Variants of SLATY

slaty also slat·ey \ˈslā-tē\

Examples of SLATY

1. <slaty stones in the riverbed>

First Known Use of SLATY

circa 1529

Related to SLATY

Synonyms: argentine, grayish, leaden, pewter, silver, silvery, slate, gray (also slatey), steely

Related Words: achromatic, colorless, neutral; dirty, dull, faded, sad, washed-out; ashen, ashy, chalky, livid, mousy (or mousey), pale, palish, white, whitish; chocolate, dun, sandy, sepia; brindled (or brindle), grizzled, hoar, hoary

Near Antonyms: ablaze, bright, deep, gay, rich; chromatic, colored; colorful, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegated

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Rhymes with SLATY

eighty, Leyte, matey, platy, weighty