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argentinosaur |
argentite |
argentous |
argentry |
argil |
argillaceous
| argillaceous rock
| argilliferous
| argillite
| argillo-areenaceous
| argillo-calcareous
argillaceous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective argillaceous has 1 sense
- argillaceous(a = adj.all) clayey - resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" Antonym: arenaceous
Derived form noun argil1
CIDE DICTIONARY
argillaceous, a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.].
Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
argillaceous
Softness
N softness, pliableness, flexibility, pliancy, pliability, sequacity, malleability, ductility, tractility, extendibility, extensibility, plasticity, inelasticity, flaccidity, laxity, penetrability, clay, wax, butter, dough, pudding, alumina, argil, cushion, pillow, feather bed, down, padding, wadding, foam, mollification, softening, soft, tender, supple, pliant, pliable, flexible, flexile, lithe, lithesome, lissom, limber, plastic, ductile, tractile, tractable, malleable, extensile, sequacious, inelastic, aluminous, remollient, yielding, flabby, limp, flimsy, doughy, spongy, penetrable, foamy, cushiony, flaccid, flocculent, downy, edematous, oedematous, medullary, argillaceous, mellow, soft as butter, soft as down, soft as silk, yielding as wax, tender as chicken.
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