slatey

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Adjective slatey has 2 senses

slaty, slatey - resembling or containing slate
Antonym: soft (indirect, via hard)
slate-gray, slaty, slatey, stone-gray - of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
Antonym: chromatic (indirect, via achromatic)

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Slatey

Adjective

1. Having the characteristics or appearance of slate.

Example sentence: The slatey color of the building blended perfectly with the surrounding mountains.

2. (Region) Native or exclusive to a specific locality.

Example sentence: The slatey dialect spoken in that region is distinct and unique.

Noun

1. (Region) A type of dark grayish stone local to a specific area.

Example sentence: The quarry near the village supplies the finest slatey for roofing material.

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