slaty

[ sley-tee ]

adjective

, slat·i·er, slat·i·est.

1. consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to slate.
2. having the color of slate.

ˈslaty

/ ˈsleɪtɪ /

adjective

1. consisting of or resembling slate
2. having the colour of slate

Derived Forms

• ˈslatiness, noun

Other Words From

• slati·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slaty¹

First recorded in 1520–30; slate ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He smoked a cigarette and admired the vivid slaty light.

From The New Yorker

Lichens for the herbarium should, whenever possible, be sought for on a slaty or laminated rock, so as to procure them on flat thin pieces of the same, suitable for mounting.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus in the Willow-fly, though the anterior pair of wings are of a brownish colour, they appear of a dark slaty hue when the fly is seen crawling about.

From Project Gutenberg

The prevailing color is a slaty blue, undulated, and softly shaded with white all over the body, forming bands of various widths.

From Project Gutenberg

Description.—Above nearly uniform slaty grey, below paler, whiter on the middle of the belly; bill dark horn-colour, feet clear brown: whole length 6·0 inches, wing 3·6, tail 2·6.

From Project Gutenberg