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silty

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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rhymes with -ɪlti

adj

Meaning 1

Having a noticeable amount of silt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

The silty river needed its channel dredged periodically to remain navigable.

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adj

Meaning 2

Resembling or characteristic of silt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

full of silt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

silty soil

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History

Etymology

From silt + -y.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Czech: prachovitý — having a noticeable amount of silt
Danish: siltet — having a noticeable amount of silt
French: limoneux — having a noticeable amount of silt
German: verschlammt — having a noticeable amount of silt
German: schluffig — having a noticeable amount of silt
Hungarian: iszapos — having a noticeable amount of silt
Italian: limoso — having a noticeable amount of silt
Italian: siltoso — having a noticeable amount of silt
Portuguese: siltoso — having a noticeable amount of silt
Spanish: limoso — having a noticeable amount of silt

Word forms

Inflections and variants

siltier — comparative
siltiest — superlative

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: siltily, siltiness, unsilty

Related: loose, silt

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