different between gley vs gluey
gley
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?le?/
Etymology 1
1920s, from Ukrainian ???? (glej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *gl?j?, from *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.
Alternative forms
- glei
Noun
gley (plural gleys)
- (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
Synonyms
- gleysol, gleisol
Derived terms
Verb
gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)
- (soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.
References
- Mel?ny?uk O. S., editor (1982–2012) , “????”, in Etymolohi?nyj slovnyk ukrajins?koji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyjiv: Naukova Dumka
Etymology 2
Verb
gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)
- (Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)
Related terms
- agley
Anagrams
- gyle
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?i/
Verb
gley (third-person singular present gleys, present participle gleyin, past gleyed, past participle gleyed)
- to squint
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gluey
English
Etymology
From Middle English glewy; equivalent to glue +? -y.
Adjective
gluey (comparative gluier, superlative gluiest)
- Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
Synonyms
- sticky
- gummy
- tacky
Translations
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