argillaceous as an adjective: - 1
argillaceous
adjective
1 argillaceous
Resembling or containing clay:
— Argillaceous rocks.
synonym: clayey.
Roget 324:
soft,
tender,
supple;
pliant,
pliable;
flexible,
flexile;
lithe,
lithesome;
lissom,
limber,
plastic;
ductile;
tractile†,
tractable;
malleable,
extensile,
sequacious†,
inelastic;
aluminous†;
remollient†.
yielding
etc.
v.;
flabby,
limp,
flimsy.
doughy,
spongy,
penetrable,
foamy,
cushiony†.
flaccid,
flocculent,
downy;
edematous,
oedematous†,
medullary [Anat.],
argillaceous,
mellow.
soft as butter,
soft as down,
soft as silk;
yielding as wax,
tender as chicken.
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Polish: gliniany
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