Word: shaley
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: shal
ey
Definition: Pertaining to or resembling shale.
Morphemes:
Affix: shale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: schale
Language: enm
Decoded: schale
Meaning: shell, husk; scale
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".