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silty

/ˈsɪlti/

siltyadjective

siltier

Comp.

siltiest

Super.

/ˈsɪlti/

Translations

The riverbed was silty, making it difficult for boats to navigate.

Le lit de la rivière était limoneux, ce qui rendait la navigation difficile pour les bateaux.

limoneuxSe dit aussi de l’eau trouble à cause des particules de limon en suspension.

After the storm, the lake became silty and brown.

Après la tempête, le lac est devenu limoneux et brun.

Definitions

Containing or resembling silt; full of fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment.

The riverbed was silty, making it difficult for boats to navigate.

Of water: turbid or cloudy because of suspended silt.

After the storm, the lake became silty and brown.

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