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slaty

/ˈsleɪti/

Translations

slatyadjective

slatier

Comp.

slatiest

Super.

/ˈsleɪti/

The slaty roof of the house was recently renovated.

Сланцевая крыша дома была недавно отремонтирована.

The bird had a slaty plumage that blended with the rocks.

У птицы было серовато-синее оперение, которое сливалось с камнями.

Additional translations

Synonyms

dull gray

slatyadjective

Having the color or appearance of slate; grayish-blue.

The sky turned a slaty color as the storm approached.

Resembling or characteristic of slate, especially in texture or composition.

The slaty surface of the rock made it difficult to climb.

(Geology, of rock or soil) Containing or rich in slate.

The region's slaty schists are prized by stone masons.