"shaly" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "shale + -y",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shalier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    {
      "form": "shaliest",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "ref": "1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80",
          "text": "The hillside at this point is composed of shaly rock overlaid with a peaty loam which carries a growth of heather, and its unstable condition has resulted in two landslides in the course of the railway's history.",
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        "Pertaining to or resembling shale."
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          "word": "shaley"
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  "word": "shaly"
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  "etymology_text": "shale + -y",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shalier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "shaliest",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "ref": "1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80",
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        }
      ],
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