1. clayey - Adjective
2. clayey - Adjective Satellite
Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHeavy, clayey soils hold more water with less nutrient-leaching. The structural aggregates of heavy soils retain nutrients but allow water to drain around them. Light soils are extremely sensitive to excess water. Ken Kern
argillaceous rocks Source: Internet
the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated Source: Internet
Between these ridges are depressions filled with limestone and clayey sand capable of supporting vegetation after a rain. Source: Internet
Its red, laterite, dense clayey soils retain water well, which limits their agricultural potential for many crops, but is ideal for keeping water in paddy fields and local village reservoirs. Source: Internet
To the west, between the ocean and the plateaus, are alternating areas of clayey plains (regs) and sand dunes (ergs), some of which shift from place to place, gradually moved by high winds. Source: Internet