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Gley vs Gluey - What's the difference?

gley | gluey |

As a noun gley

is (soil science) a type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.

As a verb gley

is (soil science) to be converted into this kind of soil or gley can be (scotland) to squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.

As an adjective gluey is

viscous and adhesive, as glue.

gley

English

(Gley soil)

Etymology 1

1920s, from (etyl) . Cognate of clay.

Alternative forms

* glei

Noun

(en noun)
  • (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
    • Synonyms
    * gleysol, gleisol
    Derived terms
    * gleyed, gleied * gleying, gleiing * gleization * gleysolic

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.

    • References

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    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
    • (Jamieson)
    Related terms
    * agley ----

    gluey

    English

    Adjective

    (gluier)
  • Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
  • * 1984 , Herman Carmel, Black days, white nights
    • The daily diet consisted of a slice of black, gluey bread with tea and one watery soup with a few frozen cabbage leaves in it.

    Synonyms

    * sticky * gummy * tacky