slaty

adjective

ˈslā-tē How to pronounce slaty (audio)
variants also slatey
Definition of slatynext
as in slate
of the color gray slaty stones in the riverbed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaty
  1. silver
  2. gray
  3. grey
  4. grayish
Adjective
  • Behind him, silver tinsel sparkles, a Nashville-glam backdrop to the intimate stage at Permanent Records Roadhouse, a cozy bar-cum-record store in Glassell Park.
    Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Card, a Scot in his mid-60s with silver hair and beard, is the director of the excavation and has been with it since the start.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of silver
Adjective
  • Dark gray smoke puffed into the sky behind him as Tiptoe the African sulcata tortoise crunched on the green lawn beneath him.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Basara took to social media to expose the harassment, sharing a video that showed the man—distinct with his gray beard and Eagles jacket—relentlessly taunting his fiancée with offensive language.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of gray
Adjective
  • The actress, whose divorce from Brad Pitt was finalized on January 3 after eight years of separation, wore all black to run her errands, while Knox wore a grey T-shirt and shorts.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Wearing a grey jacket and white shirt, the Deadpool & Wolverine star was on hand to introduce honoree Wicked, which the National Board of Review named the best movie of 2024.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of grey
Adjective
  • Warning signs for an overdose might include lips and/or fingertips turning blue, pale or grayish skin, unresponsiveness, limpness, slow or stopped breathing and loud snoring, according to the health department.
    Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Taylor works out of a squat, grayish building on a residential street near the railroad tracks.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of grayish
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